It has remained one of the composer's best-loved works. Figaro was a success in Vienna, and even more so in Prague, where Mozart reported 'nothing but Figaro!' was heard. This play was banned in Vienna due to its potentially seditious content, and Da Ponte had to excise much of its political content in order to get the opera accepted for performance. The opera is based on Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais' controversial play Le Mariage de Figaro. Le nozze di Figaro was Mozart's first collaboration with Lorenzo da Ponte, who also wrote the librettos for Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. Antonio Pappano conducts a truly international cast in David McVicar’s timeless production. Come for the music and stay for the cross-dressing hilarity, all unfolding over the course of one crazy, topsy-turvy day in the Almaviva household. With more twists than a page boy’s stockings, the story of Mozart’s comic opera will surprise and delight you at every turn. Servants Figaro and Susanna are filled with excitement on their wedding day, but there’s a hitch: their employer, the Count Almaviva, has dishonourable intentions of his own towards the bride-to-be. Schools: student £5 & teacher free (min.Director David McVicar brings out the revolutionary elements in Mozart’s great comic opera of intrigue, misunderstanding and forgiveness. Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts a truly international cast in David McVicar’s timeless production.
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