By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Figaro, valet to Count
Almaviva, is due to be married to Susanna, the Countess's maid. But in one day, the lives and loves of all the members of the count's household are turned upside down in this tale of infidelity, hypocrisy and intrigue. This Glyndeboume Festival Opera production is performed on period instruments, a radical departure for the company and, in the interval, Simon Rattle talks to fellow conductor
Nicholas Kok about how this affected the production. (baritone)(soprano)(bass) (mezzo-soprano) (mezzo-soprano) (tenor) (baritone)(soprano)(bass)(soprano)(tenor) (mezzo-soprano)
Directors Derek Bailey and Peter Hall Stage production sponsored by Waterford Wedgwood
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