The Marriage of Figaro, Garsington Opera online
Relive summer 2017 with Mozart's sparkling opera and an all-star cast, now available online at any time
Garsington's 2017 The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart at his finest, and now online. Photo: Mark Douet
Mozart's effervescent comedy The Marriage of Figaro was one of the big hits of Garsington Opera's 2017 season, and now you can relive those summer nights and invite an all-star cast into your home.
Joshua Bloom is the resourceful Figaro, who wrongfoots his lascivious boss, the Count (Duncan Rock). Jennifer France is Susanna, Figaro's betrothed, and look out for the lustful teenager Cherubino, sung by Marta Fontanals-Simmons shortly before her Covent Garden debut. The rest of the cast reads like a Who's Who of British opera in the 21st century.
Figaro (Joshua Bloom) and Susanna (Jennifer France) make a man of Cherubino (Marta Fontanals-Simmons). Photo: Mark Douet
Garsington music director Douglas Boyd conducts this traditionally staged production of a virtuosic opera in which Mozart's powers of invention are at their height. Among its marvels, the Countess's two ravishing arias, and the finale to Act One in which, as confusion piles upon confusion, musical layers pile up unstoppably.
A glass of bubbly, something delicious for the interval, and you could almost be on the Getty estate in the Buckinghamshire countryside. You can even hear the birdsong in the lovely gardens as an extra overture...
The Marriage of Figaro is free to view online now, via OperaVision. Watch Culture Whisper for other Garsington productions
Joshua Bloom is the resourceful Figaro, who wrongfoots his lascivious boss, the Count (Duncan Rock). Jennifer France is Susanna, Figaro's betrothed, and look out for the lustful teenager Cherubino, sung by Marta Fontanals-Simmons shortly before her Covent Garden debut. The rest of the cast reads like a Who's Who of British opera in the 21st century.
Figaro (Joshua Bloom) and Susanna (Jennifer France) make a man of Cherubino (Marta Fontanals-Simmons). Photo: Mark Douet
Garsington music director Douglas Boyd conducts this traditionally staged production of a virtuosic opera in which Mozart's powers of invention are at their height. Among its marvels, the Countess's two ravishing arias, and the finale to Act One in which, as confusion piles upon confusion, musical layers pile up unstoppably.
A glass of bubbly, something delicious for the interval, and you could almost be on the Getty estate in the Buckinghamshire countryside. You can even hear the birdsong in the lovely gardens as an extra overture...
The Marriage of Figaro is free to view online now, via OperaVision. Watch Culture Whisper for other Garsington productions
TRY CULTURE WHISPER
Receive free tickets & insider tips to unlock the best of London — direct to your inbox
| What | The Marriage of Figaro, Garsington Opera online |
| Where | Online | MAP |
| Price | £0 |
| Website | Click here for more information |