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Opens: February 5, 2025
Closing: February 22, 2025
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Mozart’s famous opera is a whirlwind comedy of betrothal, betrayal and deliciously bad behaviour.



Set on a single day, it packs in a dazzling procession of madcap comic schemes and setbacks, all of which are punctuated by some of the most sublime music ever written. This is Mozart at the height of his powers.

When the cheating Count Almaviva makes advances on Susanna, his servant’s wife-to-be, Figaro’s marriage threatens to end before it has started.



The household takes sides. Deception, disguise and double cross are the result, as the warring factions make Figaro’s love-life a comic battleground.



Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro has a masterful balance of light and shade. Its playful, bubbling overture carries its pace and comic tone. Meanwhile the arias and ensemble pieces capture the rich characterisation and the deeply moving rift – and reconciliation – of Figaro and Susannah.



Many of the arias are now world famous, including ‘Voi che sapete’ (‘Tell me what love is’) and ‘Non piú andrai’ (‘Here’s an end to your life as a wanderer’) which is performed yearly at Trooping the Colour.



One of the most gifted directors of his generation, Joe Hill-Gibbins brings an exciting new energy to this classic opera. It’s a bold, contemporary take that accentuates Mozart’s overtures and arias with a pared back staging, which brings out the production’s wit and comedic characters.



Former ENO Harewood Artist, David Ireland sings the title role. Internationally renowned British soprano and another former ENO Harewood Artist, Mary Bevan is Susannah, his fiancée. The production is conducted by Ainārs Rubiķis, following his many successes as Music Director with the Komische Oper, Berlin.



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Kevin John Edusei Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2021


Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Mercedes T. Bass and President and CEO Dr. Keith Cerny today announced the appointment of German conductor Kevin John Edusei [eh-DU-sseï] as the orchestra’s next Principal Guest Conductor.

Hershey Felder & The Wallis Present Seven World Premiere Live Streamed Musical Films
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2021


The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces seven world premiere live streamed musical films produced by HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS – LIVE FROM FLORENCE, including Dante & Beatrice in Florence, Mozart and Figaro in Vienna, The Verdi Fiasco, The Assembly, Chopin in Paris, The Crazy Widow of Moses de Leon, and a musical surprise for holiday time.

Hoff-Barthelson's Festival Orchestra Season-Opening Concert To Feature Works By Mozart And Mendelssohn
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2021


Works by Mozart and Mendelssohn will be performed at Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Festival Orchestra's 2021-2022 season opening concert on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 7:30 pm at the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 468 Rosedale Avenue, White Plains, NY. 

Judy Lisi to Retire as CEO of the Straz Center
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2021


Judy Lisi has announced that she is retiring from her role as CEO of the Straz Center in Tampa, Florida.

San Francisco Opera Presents New Production Of Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2021


Director Michael Cavanagh's new production, part two of the Company's Mozart-Da Ponte Trilogy, sets the opera's amorous deceptions and confusions in a 1930s American country club.

BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Oct 24, 2021


On October 22, 2021, Opera Philadelphia began streaming its rendition of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. This staging is a judiciously cut two-hour-and-forty-eight-minute production by Opera Philadelphia, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San Diego Opera, and Palm Beach Opera. Each company is choosing its own conductor and cast.

Single Tickets Go On Sale For The Second Half Of Michigan Opera Theatre's 2021-22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2021


Single tickets for Michigan Opera Theatre's spring season will go on sale to the public on Thursday, October 21 at noon ET. Tickets can be purchased here. 

Opera Australia Announces 2022 Melbourne Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2021


Opera Australia (OA) today announced soprano Stacey Alleaume will make her in-theatre debut as Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky’s celebrated production of La Traviata, a highlight of the Company’s 2022 Melbourne season. 

Opera Australia Announces Full 2022 Sydney Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2021


Opera Australia today signalled a return to normal programming, announcing its entire 2022 season, confident that COVID shutdowns and debilitating restrictions will be a thing of the past.

Hershey Felder Presents �" Live From Florence Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2021


Hershey Felder Presents – Live From Florence is pleased to announce a 2021-2022 season of new musical and dramatic films, to be produced in Europe and broadcast for American audiences.

BWW Interview: Third Time's The Charm For IL TROVATORE's Guanqun Yu
by Gil Kaan - Sep 30, 2021


LA Opera has opened their 35th season with Verdi's IL TROVATORE. Conducted by James Conlon and directed by Francisco Negrín, live performances at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion through October 10th will be supplemented by two live streams October 3rd and 6th. IL TROVATORE stars Guanqun Yu in the role of Leonora. Had the chance to query Guanqun on her vocal regimen and her lightbulb moment when she realized she wanted a career singing opera.

Michigan Opera Theatre Stages 12-Hour Performance of BLISS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2021


Michigan Opera Theatre this past Saturday presented a 12-hour staging of “Bliss,” from noon to midnight, blending singers and the orchestra as they performed the final scene of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”.

Opera Philadelphia to Stream Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, October 22
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2021


September marks two years since Opera Philadelphia's orchestra, chorus, staff, and principal singers have gathered at the historic Academy of Music to produce opera. As the company works to bring live opera back to its longtime home, it continues to bring the art form into fans' homes by producing new operatic films and revisiting favorite productions streamed on the Opera Philadelphia Channel.

Park University's International Center for Music Orchestra to Host First Concert of 2021-22 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2021


The Park University International Center for Music Orchestra will present its first concert of the 2021-22 season on Friday, Oct. 1, beginning at 8 p.m. inside Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on the University's flagship Parkville Campus.

LA Opera Returns To Full-Scale, In-Person Productions With Verdi's IL TROVATORE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021


LA Opera opens its 2021/22 season on September 18, 2021, with Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, marking its official return to fully staged productions for in-person audiences for the first time since March 8, 2020. A new vaccination policy, along with a new, state-of-the-art air filtration system and enhanced cleaning protocols, will ensure the best and safest possible experience for audiences, artists and staff, the company's top priority.

The Atlanta Opera Presents CABARET and AS ONE In Discoveries Series
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2021


The Atlanta Opera returns to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre this season for its four mainstage productions: Handel's Julius Caesar in Egypt, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, Rossini's Barber of Seville, and Mason Bates's The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Aug 13, 2021


Raehann Bryce-Davis’s Brown Sounds is a joyous celebration of  Black art, Black bodies, and Black consciousness that we watch on our way to the Bay Area. Bryce-Davis is currently singing Verdi and Wagner at Glimmerglass.

BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Simulcast To Cars in Parking Lot
by Maria Nockin - Aug 5, 2021


British stage director Netia Jones put her singular stamp on a production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream seen at the Santa Fe Opera on August 4, 2021. Performed in the opera house, it was simulcast to the lower parking lot where hundreds of patrons watched from the safety of their cars. One can take the entire family in the car.

BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Santa Fe Opera
by Maria Nockin - Aug 4, 2021


The singing in this performance made it one of the best Figaros I’ve seen in many years. Despite singing recitative, vocal runs, and high notes with silvery tones for three and a half hours, Ying Fang as Susanna never sounded the least bit tired. Her character was a 20th century woman with dreams of equality. At the behest of conductor Harry Bicket, she and all the other leading artists decorated the repeats in their arias.

The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio Announce Broadcasts Of 2021 Season Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2021


The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio have announced a first-ever partnership to bring Santa Fe Opera productions to listeners across New Mexico and beyond.

Santa Fe Opera Announces 'Opera in the Park' Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2021


These events are part of the opera’s reopening celebrations and ongoing commitment to bring the joy of opera to all New Mexicans. The opera invites attendees to bring a picnic, spread out on the grass and enjoy the show.

Soul/Blues Singer Carole Sylvan to Perform At The Triad Theater, August 11
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2021


Carole Sylvan releases 'LOVE' on Cosmic Trigger Records out now! Carole will be appearing at The Triad Theater on August 11th at 8pmShe will be backed by the seasoned rock blues band, The Name Droppers.

Hawaii Opera Theatre Announces 2021-22 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2021


The October grand opening will be a one-act program of beloved arias, duets and ensembles from opera and musical theater performed in concert, led by conductor Mark Morash, and staged by HOT Artistic Advisor Jamie Offenbach.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Jul 17, 2021


After Hours: Songs of Protest honors and celebrates a wide range of passionate music that galvanizes activists for social justice. This program of iconic songs, made famous by performers like Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, and Sam Cooke, is specially curated by Host and Artist in Residence Russell Thomas. Soprano Brandie Sutton, baritone Justin Austin.

VIDEO: Watch An All New Trailer For The Royal Opera's DON GIOVANNI
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2021


Kasper Holten’s inventive and visually stunning production explores the creative and sensual appeal of one of opera’s most elusive protagonists, and the powerful effect he has on all who meet him.

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