• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) K. 492 (Schirmer edition)

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  • 6 Sopranos, Alto, 2 Tenors, 4 Basses
  • Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte after Beaumarchais. English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin.
    • 19th November 2026, Harrison Theatre at Samford University, Birmingham AL, United States of America
    • 20th November 2026, Harrison Theatre at Samford University, Birmingham AL, United States of America
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Programme Note

Cast List:
   COUNT ALMAVIVA: Baritone
   COUNTESS ALMAVIVA: Soprano
   SUSANNA, her chambermaid, affianced to Figaro: Soprano
   FIGARO, valet to the Count: Bass
   CHERUBINO, the Count's page: Soprano
   MARCELLINA: Mezzo-Soprano
   BASILIO, music master: Tenor
   DON CURZIO, a judge: Tenor
   BARTOLO, a doctor from Seville: Bass
   ANTONIO, the Count's gardener and Susanna's uncle: Bass
   BARBARINA, his daughter: Soprano
   Country Men and Women, Court Attendants, Hunters, Servants

Synopsis:
Figaro is about to wed Susanna, who has attracted the attention of the Count. The Count has lost interest in his own wife. Further complications ensue when a contract is produced in which Figaro had promised to marry Marcellina if he could not repay money that he owed her. Marcellina, though, turns out to be Figaro’s mother, the Count is tricked and returns to his wife and Figaro and Susanna are finally wed.