This much-loved production of Mozart’s irresistible masterpiece is directed by
the great British baritone, Sir Thomas Allen, and is full of humour, subtlety and
wit. The bubbling, energetic score sees Mozart at his theatrical best, with gorgeous period designs providing the backdrop for a timeless comedy of social revolution and change. Read more …
Once charming, Count Almaviva has become a scheming bully who spends his days pestering the serving girls. Figaro, his head of staff, is engaged to Susanna, but Almaviva has a particular soft spot for her and is doing everything he can to delay their wedding…
The spotlight is thrown on the music, and therein flows the adrenalin of this production, though not necessarily in the places where you might expect it.
Sir Thomas Allen managed to bring comedy into a serious story together with just enough fun to make us feel the singers were all enjoying their performances. All were really good, and no one disappointed - a rare occurrence.
On Tour, from Wednesday October 12, 2016, until Saturday November 19, 2016.
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