Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro comes to the London stage this month with a highly anticipated return of the English National Opera’s smash-hit production at the London Coliseum for the first time since its hugely well received premiere in 2011.
Acclaimed actress Fiona Shaw’s staging of the classic comedic opera promises to be “fun, stylish and witty” and to feature a rotating maze-like set and elegant period costumes that’s sure to wow audiences and heighten the farce for which this opera is so well know.
A story of “one crazy day” as Count’s valet Figaro attempts to wed Countess’s maid Susanna amid a mess of mixed up situations, the ENO production stars David Stout and Mary Bevan star as the wily servants Figaro and Susanna, alongside Benedict Nelson as Count Almaviva and Sarah-Jane Brandon as the wronged Countess.
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Sung and surtitled in English with a running time of just under three and a half hours, the ENO production of The Marriage of Figaro runs from 16 October to 23 November at the London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES.
Pre-performance talks with Figaro librettist Jeremy Sams and production manager Sheelagh Barnard are scheduled for 23 October at 5pm, and there is to be signed performance on 6 November.
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