Main Performers | Vito Priante - Figaro, Lydia Teuscher - Susanna, Sally Matthews - Countess Almaviva, Audun Iversen - Count Almaviva, Andrew Shore - Bartolo, Ann Murray - Marcellina, Isabel Leonard - Cherubino, Alan Oke - Don Basilio, Nicholas Folwell - Antonio, Colin Judson - Don Curzio, Sarah Shafer - Barbarina, Katie Bray - Second Bridesmaid, Ellie Laugharne - First Bridesmaid |
Secondary Performers | Andrew Smith, harpsichord continuo |
Orchestra or Band | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment |
Choirs | Glyndebourne Festival Chorus |
Performance Notes | Since its inception, opera at Glyndebourne has been almost synonymous with Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro being the first work to be performed there, in May 1934. Servants outwit their master again in this latest production, new for 2012, which confirms a recent preference for period instruments.
There will be one interval of 20 minutes, following Act 2.
Semi-staged for the BBC Proms by Ian Rutherford. The production of this opera at Glyndebourne was directed by Michael Grandage and designed by Christopher Oram.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2012/58), Programme and Libretto (RAHE/1/2012/118A-B), Handbill (RAHE/6/2012/39), Poster (RAHE/2/2012/24) |