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Mozart’s famous opera is a whirlwind comedy of betrothal, betrayal and deliciously bad behaviour.



Set on a single day, it packs in a dazzling procession of madcap comic schemes and setbacks, all of which are punctuated by some of the most sublime music ever written. This is Mozart at the height of his powers.

When the cheating Count Almaviva makes advances on Susanna, his servant’s wife-to-be, Figaro’s marriage threatens to end before it has started.



The household takes sides. Deception, disguise and double cross are the result, as the warring factions make Figaro’s love-life a comic battleground.



Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro has a masterful balance of light and shade. Its playful, bubbling overture carries its pace and comic tone. Meanwhile the arias and ensemble pieces capture the rich characterisation and the deeply moving rift – and reconciliation – of Figaro and Susannah.



Many of the arias are now world famous, including ‘Voi che sapete’ (‘Tell me what love is’) and ‘Non piú andrai’ (‘Here’s an end to your life as a wanderer’) which is performed yearly at Trooping the Colour.



One of the most gifted directors of his generation, Joe Hill-Gibbins brings an exciting new energy to this classic opera. It’s a bold, contemporary take that accentuates Mozart’s overtures and arias with a pared back staging, which brings out the production’s wit and comedic characters.



Former ENO Harewood Artist, David Ireland sings the title role. Internationally renowned British soprano and another former ENO Harewood Artist, Mary Bevan is Susannah, his fiancée. The production is conducted by Ainārs Rubiķis, following his many successes as Music Director with the Komische Oper, Berlin.



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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Comes to Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2022


The satisfyingly subversive story of servants toppling nobility fittingly debuts at the Canadian Opera Company on the master composer's birthday, with The Marriage of Figaro running for eight performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on January 27, 29, February 2, 4, 10, 12, 16, and 18, 2023.

JENNY LIND PRESENTS P.T. BARNUM On February 3 At Whitefire Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2022


In 2021, Shelley Cooper dazzled audiences with her award-winning show at the Hollywood Fringe, La Divina: The Last Interview of Maria Callas.

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Gets Reimagined at Classical Theatre Company
by Christian Gill - Nov 25, 2022


'That's a lot of laughs in there,' one kind audience member said to me during one of the intermissions. 'A lot of witticisms.' There's something special about seeing a piece of work from almost two hundred and fifty years ago manage to play to a modern audience.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards; Ray of Light's KINKY BOOTS Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - Nov 21, 2022


The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Photos: Pittsburgh Opera Presents THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2022


Pittsburgh Opera is presenting Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' at the Benedum Center on Nov. 5, 8, 11, and 13. See photos here!

Interview: Allen Shearer, Claudia Stevens of PROSPERO'S ISLAND at Herbst Theater
by Erica Miner - Nov 6, 2022


Set for a March 25, 2023, premiere at the Herbst Theater, the upcoming opera is based on The Tempest

San Francisco Opera Presents New Production Of Gluck's ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2022


San Francisco Opera presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's eighteenth-century masterwork Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) from November 15–December 1.

Interview: Alma Deutscher of CINDERELLA at Opera San José Knows the Score - Because She Wrote It
by Jim Munson - Nov 2, 2022


BroadwayWorld chats with 17-year-old classical music phenom about her opera 'Cinderella' which she will be conducting in Opera San Jose's lavish production November 12 to 27.

Connecticut Lyric Opera Announces New Production Of Puccini's TOSCA
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2022


The glorious music of Tosca, Giacomo Puccini's classic opera of passion, and revenge, will receive a thrilling production by Connecticut Lyric Opera (CLO) in partnership with the Connecticut Virtuosi Orchestra.

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE is Now Playing at Den Norske Opera
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2022


The Barber of Seville is one of three plays by Pierre Beaumarchais, and a precursor to The Marriage of Figaro . There, Count Almaviva got his Rosina, but no happy marriage. In light of this, Rossini's comic opera about Rosina and Count Almaviva's young love takes on a different tone. 

Glyndebourne's Fresh New Take On LA BOHÈME Leads The Glyndebourne Tour Lineup This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2022


Glyndebourne will make their annual visit to Milton Keynes Theatre this year with operas  La bohème, The Marriage of Figaro and Mozart's Requiem (1 – 5 November).

George Mason University Center for the Arts Announces November and December Performances
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 16, 2022


This November and December 2022, the Center for the Arts at George Mason University continues in-person programming featuring an array of dance, theater, opera, and music from around the world through the 2022/2023 Great Performances at Mason series and Family Series as well as signature events from Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023 Princeton Festival Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2022


The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will present a new production of Gioachino Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) as the centerpiece of its Princeton Festival to be held June 9-25, 2023. Rossen Milanov, Edward T. Cone Music Director and artistic head of the Princeton Festival, will conduct the opera which will receive a three-performance run.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra to Present Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA at 2023 Princeton Festival Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2022


The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) as the centerpiece of its Princeton Festival to be held June 9-25, 2023.

Hershey Symphony Welcomes Met Opera Baritone Brandon Cedel Back to Hometown This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 9, 2022


The Hershey Symphony Orchestra will welcome home Hershey native and Metropolitan Opera singer Brandon Cedel with a performance at Fall Classics, Friday, October 28, 2022 at 8 p.m. at The Hershey Theatre.

Handel and Haydn Society Presents its Premiere Performances Of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022


The Handel and Haydn Society is set to take on one of Mozart's greatest works with its premiere semi-staged performances of The Marriage of Figaro. Raphaël Pichon, founder and artistic director of Pygmalion, will lead the performances on November 17 + 18 at 7:00 PM at Symphony Hall.

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera San José Transports the Action to Colorful Northern India
by Jim Munson - Sep 19, 2022


What did our critic think? BroadwayWorld reviews Opera San Jose's vibrant new production of Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' set in a colorful Northern India, running through September 25th.hat did our critic think of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera San Jose?

Melbourne Opera Presents The Ring Cycle Cultural Festival
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2022


Distinguished international maestro Anthony Negus has arrived from the UK to conduct Wagner's Siegfried in Concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre, on 25 September. Siegfried is the third opera in Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, one of the biggest productions in all the performing arts and the greatest challenge for any opera company. 

MerrimacK Repertory Theatre Opens 44th Season With THE 39 STEPS
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2022


Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) will open its 43rd Season with the hilarious whodunit, The 39 Steps – a mix of Alfred Hitchcock's juicy spy flick with a dash of vintage Monty Python – from September 14 to October 2, according to Nancy L. Donahue Artistic Director Courtney Sale and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas. 

Intermountain Opera Bozeman Announces Casting For 2022-2023 Season 
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2022


Intermountain Opera Bozeman has announced its casting for their 2022-2023 season. This follows a landmark 2021-2022 season in which the London-based Opera Now magazine reviewed IOB as 'a small but thriving opera company that is not constrained by convention.'

Vancouver Opera Opens Its 2022-2023 Season With THE PEARL FISHERS
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2022


Vancouver Opera have announced the opening of its 2022-2023 with a full-scale production of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers in October.

Shelley Cooper Brings Award-Winning LA DIVINA: THE LAST INTERVIEW OF MARIA CALLAS To United Solo Fest
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2022


Shelley Cooper will bring her award-winning solo work, La Divina: The Last Interview of Maria Callas, to United Solo Theatre Festival on October 8th at 7PM. Ms. Cooper's captivating performance as Callas has had more than a dozen productions in the U.S. and abroad and has won numerous awards including at the Hollywood Fringe (Pick of the Fringe-Hollywood Fringe 2021) and Orlando Fringe (Best Individual Performance in a Drama Orlando Fringe 2021).

Single Tickets Now On Sale For 2022/2023 Season And Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2022


Single tickets are now on sale for all of the Canadian Opera Company's 2022/2023 operas, as well as Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition. This season's programming is proudly sponsored by BMO Financial Group, helping artists and creators to showcase the very best in Canadian opera.

Opera Philadelphia Debuts A Schedule Of Free Programming Around FESTIVAL O22
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2022


The city again becomes a stage as Festival O22 returns this fall with Otello at the Academy of Music, The Raven at the Miller Theater, Afternoons at AVA, and a celebration of Opera on Film at the Philadelphia Film Center, culminating with a hybrid live-music and screening of Black Lodge.

World Premiere Of EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO Opens San Diego Opera's Season In October
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 30, 2022


San Diego Opera will present the world premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank's El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego) on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

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