The Marriage of Figaro

UK PRODUCTION PREMIERE

The acclaimed Komische Oper Berlin and director Kirill Serebrennikov, known for his daring, satirical productions, present Mozart’s iconic comic opera.

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro contains all the ingredients for the quintessential romantic comedy. In a new production of this iconic opera, Komische Oper Berlin and their Music Director James Gaffigan unite with film, theatre and opera director Kirill Serebrennikov.

Performed at breakneck tempo, the lively plot unfolds over the course of one hectic day: the day before Figaro and Susanna’s wedding. Not only is the couple’s employer Count Almaviva a notorious philanderer, but their new bedroom is concerningly close to his. While the Count has his eye on Susanna, the House of Almaviva is filled with a host of characters all with their own schemes of love, trickery and revenge. Amid the chaos, Figaro and Susanna conspire with the rejected Countess to outwit her deceitful husband.

Known for his daring and satirical interpretations of classics, Serebrennikov’s take on The Marriage of Figaro is his UK directorial debut.

This production of The Marriage of Figaro is a fully staged opera.

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Supported by James and Morag Anderson

Mozart Composer

Komische Oper Berlin

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

James Gaffigan Conductor
Kirill Serebrennikov Director, Set & Costume Designer
Olga Pavlyuk Set Co-Designer
Tatyana Dolmatovskaya Costume Co-Designer
Evgeny Kulagin Choreographer
Ilya Shagalov Video
Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar, Daniil Orlov Dramaturgy

Cast

Hubert Zapiór* Andrey Zhilikhovsky^ Count Almaviva
Verity Wingate* Nadja Mchantaf^ Countess Almaviva
Penny Sofroniadou* Siobhan Stagg^ Susanna
Peter Kellner* Tommaso Barea^ Figaro
Patricia Nolz* Susan Zarrabi^ Cherubina
Karolina Gumos* Ulrike Helzel^ Marcellina
Tijl Faveyts* Philipp Meierhöfer^ Bartolo
Johannes Dunz* Ivan Turšić^ Basilio
Peter Lobert Antonio
Georgy Kudrenko Cherubino
Nikita Elenev The Count’s Hentchman
Mikhail Polyakov The Young Man
Susanne Bredehoeft The Old Woman

*16 & 18 Aug

^ 17 Aug