Le nozze di Figaro

Comedia per musica by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

DATES

5 6 7 10 11 12 13 NOVEMBER 2021 (19.00)
14 NOVEMBER 2021 (16.00)

VENUE

Jacksons Lane Theatre, London N6 5AA

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Count Almaviva’s estate clings to its former glory, in denial that the First World War is on its doorstep. Figaro and Susanna try to live and love by their present values, though their livelihoods depend on those of the past …

The romantic and the ridiculous meet in HGO’s boisterous retelling of Mozart and da Ponte’s iconic masterpiece “Le nozze di Figaro.” Directed by two-time Off West End Award Nominee Julia Mintzer and conducted by Jette Parker Young Artist alumnus Thomas Payne, Figaro will be performed in Italian (with surtitles) with the HGO Chamber Orchestra at Jackson’s Lane Theatre, featuring as always the coming generation of opera stars …

November 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 & 13 at 7.00pm: November 14th at 4.00 pm.

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CAST

FIGARO:
Louis Hurst (5, 7, 11, 13 November) James Gribble (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

SUSANNA:
Shafali Jalota (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Anna-Luise Wagner (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

COUNT ALMAVIVA:
Thomas Chenhall (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Peter Edge (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

CONTESSA:
Camilla Harris (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Rusne Tuslaite (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

CHERUBINO:
Esme Bronwen Smith (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Emily Kyte (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

BASILIO/DON CURZIO:
Martins Smaukstelis (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Daniel Kringer (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

BARTOLO:
Hector Bloggs (5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 November)

MARCELLINA:
Becca Marriott (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Deborah Holborn (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

ANTONIO:
Owain Evans (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Emil Vincenzi (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

BARBARINA:
Astrid Joos (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Phoebe Smith (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

BRIDESMAID 1:
Phoebe Smith (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Astrid Joos (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

BRIDESMAID 2:
Astrid Joos (5, 7, 11, 13 November) Phoebe Smith (6, 10, 12, 14 November)

CHORUS:
Anna Simmons, Angela Yang

PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Julia Mintzer
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Payne
CHOREOGRAPHER: Carmine de Amicis
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Benjamin Anderson
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Joshua Collins
SET DESIGNER: Charlie Ogilvie
COSTUME DESIGNER/SCENIC & PROPS ASSISTANT: Ruben Cameiro
SOUND & LIGHTING DESIGNER: Jonny Danciger
STAGE MANAGER: Octavia Penes
DRAMATURG: Ben Poore
ASST. DRAMATURG: Fabian Tindale Geere
MAKEUP ARTIST: Christina Semertzaki
REPETITEUR TEAM: Elspeth Wilkes
REPETITEUR TEAM: Panaretos Kyriatsidis

CAST

Figaro

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Susanna

5, 7, 11, 13 November

Anna-Luise Wagner

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Count Almaviva

Thomas Chenhall

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Contessa

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Cherubino

Esme Bronwen-Smith

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Basilio / Don Curzio

Martins Smaukstelis

5, 7, 10, 13 November

6, 11, 12, 14 November

Bartolo

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Marcellina

5, 7, 11, 13 November

Deborah Holborn

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Antonio

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Barbarina

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Bridesmaid 1

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

BRIDESMAID 2

5, 7, 11, 13 November

6, 10, 12, 14 November

Chorus

Chorus

PRODUCTION

Production Director

Conductor

Choreographer

Carmine de Amicis

Assistant Director

Benjamin Anderson

Production Manager

Set Designer

Charles Ogilvie

Costume Designer/Props Asst

Sound and Lighting Designer

Jonny Dancinger

STAGE MANAGER

DRAMATURG

ASST. DRAMATURG

Fabian Tindale Geere

MAKEUP ARTIST

Christina Semertzaki

REPETITEUR TEAM

REPETITEUR TEAM

Panaretos Kyriatsidis

ORCHESTRA

Violin – Janell Yeo, Leidy Sinclair

Viola – James Flannery

Cello – Hee Yeon Cho

Flute – Sofia Castillo Zambrano

Oboe – Izy Cheesman

Clarinet – Freya Spence

Bassoon – Hugh Wooley

Horn – Laurie Truluck, Hannah Key

Timpani – Tristan Butler

Continuo – Elspeth Wilkes

REVIEWS

“Life itself, vibrant, glowing, continuing….. A great evening”.

Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard International

“Thoughtful, surprising, and in the best sense provocative…..a fine ensemble performance…..”

Mark Berry, Boulezian

“I welcome the HGO team’s musical mastery and their obvious desire to refresh this old masterpiece and to send the audience away with a lot to talk about”

Owen Davies, Plays to See

“Timeless music and fabulous performances ****”

David Winskill, Ham& High

PRODUCTION IMAGES

VIDEOS

‘Le nozze di Figaro’ – trailer

Rusnė Tušlaitė (Contessa) sings the opening of Act II (‘Porgi amor’) (from HGO’s 2021 Summer Concert)