The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di 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 Figaro’s Wedding and Figaro!. First performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786Ensemble OrQuesta returns to The Cockpit with their first Mozart opera in London, featuring a brand new minimalist production by Marcio da Silva, with EO company members accompanied by a Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble conducted by Predrag Gosta.