The Marriage of Figaro
Considered one of the great operatic masterpieces, The Marriage of Figaro was the first collaboration between Mozart and his librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Don Giovanni, The marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte). The Canadian Robert Carsen has taken on the role of stage director of this opera for the first time, with a new production in which philosophy and the abuse of power are mixed with the comedy. The characters will be brought to life by the voices of Mattia Olivieri, Carles Pachon, Olga Kuchynska, Elsa Dreisig, Sara Blanch, Giulia Semenzato, Luca Micheletti, Germán Olivera, Cecilia Molinari and Lucía Cahiuela, among others, with musical direction by Stefano Montanari.
Opera buffa in four acts, KV 492.
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791).
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, after Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais’ play La folle journée, ou Le mariage de Figaro (1784).
New production of the Teatro Real, in co-production with the Metropolitan Opera.
Premiered at Burghtheater (Viena) on 1 november 1786.
Premiered at Teatro Real on 12 february 1903.
Artistic team
Conductor | Stefano Montanari
Stage director | Robert Carsen
Set designer | Christian Schmidt
Costumes | Luis Carvalho
Lighting | Robert Carsen, Peter Van Praet
Chorus master | José Luis Basso
Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra