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The Marriage of Figaro

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

live from the Grand
Theatre, Leeds.
Mozart's opera sung in a new English translation by Amanda Holden.
Opera North Chorus English Northern
Philharrnonia, conductor Andrew Parrott
7.15 Acts 1 and 2
8.45 The Real Figaro
David Owen Norris considers the life of Beaumarchais, Figaro's original creator.
9.05 Acts 3 and 4 (In association with Manchester Airport)

Contributors

Translation By:
Amanda Holden.
Conductor:
Andrew Parrott
Unknown:
David Owen Norris
Figaro:
Gerald Rnley (baritone)
Susanna:
Linda Kitchen (soprano)
Count Almaviva:
Robert Hayward (baritone)
Countess Almaviva:
Jane Leslie MacKenzie (soprano)
Cherubino:
Ann Taylor Morley (soprano)
Marcelhna:
Susan Lees (soprano)
Doctor Bartolo:
Donald Adams (bass)
Don Basilio:
Stephen Austin (ten)
Don Curzio:
Brian Cookson (ten)
Barbarma:
Mary Plazas (sop)
Antonio:
Mark Lufton (baritone)
Bridesmaids:
Irene Evans (soprano)
Bridesmaids:
Sandra Francis (mezzo)
Source: Radio Times

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