Figaro

In 2007 the Classical Opera Company presented its first production of arguably the greatest opera ever written, The Marriage of Figaro. It was a characteristically entertaining and intelligent exploration of Mozart’s masterpiece, and continued the company’s ground-breaking cycle of the complete Mozart operas. The opera was sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Although The Marriage of Figaro is one of the most frequently performed operas in the repertoire, this was the first full-scale touring production in the UK to use period instruments.

The Classical Opera Company's performances of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Performances in 2007
7 June: Teatro Ventidio Bassi, Ascoli Piceno, Italy (Mozart in the Marches Festival)
12 June: The Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
23 June: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
8, 16, 20 July: The Buxton Festival

The Cast

Count Almaviva
Countess Almaviva
Figaro, the Count's valet
Susanna, the Countess' maid
Cherubino, a page boy
Marcellina, the housekeeper
Don Basilio, the music teacher
Don Curzio, a lawyer
Dr Bartolo
Antonio, the gardener
Barbarina, Antonio's daughter
1st Bridesmaid
2nd Bridesmaid

Ronan Collett (baritone)
Anna Leese (soprano)
Markus Schwartz (bass-baritone)
Silvia Moi (soprano)
Rebecca Ryan (soprano)
Sally Harrison (soprano)

Philip Salmon (tenor)

James Gower (bass-baritone)

Betsabée Haas (soprano)
Susan Parkes (soprano)
Kate Tomlin (mezzo-soprano)

The Orchestra of the Classical Opera Company

The Production
Conductor
Director
Designer
Lighting Designer
Movement Director