Le nozze di Figaro

Synopsis

The Marriage of Figaro. Count Almaviva lusts after the delicious Susanna, Figaro's bride to be. The neglected Countess pines for her husband's attentions and, as she tries to make him jealous, love and suspicion abound. Figaro must unravel the threads before he and Susanna can tie the knot. Also performed as The Marriage of Figaro and Figaro's Wedding.

Our Review:

Anne Morley-Priestman - 30 October 2012

Updating Mozart and da Ponte comic masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro can prove to be a pot-holed track activity. Michael Grandage's production for this year's Glyndebourne Festival has now embarked on its autumn and winter tour and disproves all the forebodings. We're still definitely in Spain, but equally firmly in the once-Moorish south where customs cling on for all the centuries between the Re-Conquest and a Dali-inspired hippy generation of the 1960s.

Count Almaviva may be “groovy” on the surface, but that's mere window-dressing; underneath lurks the predatory feudal lord. Countess Rosina languishes in misery swathed in flowing kaftans. Most of the estate's workers are trapped in their own time-warp. Only Barbarina has acquired some big-town manners – and the outfit to go with them. Basilio, Bartolo and Curzio are experienced survivors whoever may be currently in charge.

There's some good acting as well as singing with [Jo...

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