Opera Australia - Le nozze di Figaro Reviews
26 April 2024
Michael Lewis (Count Almaviva), Taryn Fiebig (Susanna), Joshua Bloom (Figaro)
Joshua Bloom (Figaro)
Michael Lewis (Count Almaviva)
General scene
Joshua Bloom (Figaro), Taryn Fiebig (Susanna)

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Le nozze di Figaro

Opera Australia


No. of reviews: 8

A change of costume
9 Apr 12 / The Opera Critic
Modern 'Figaro,' timeless 'Turandot' in Sydney
12 Mar 12 / San Francisco Chronicle
Not one for traditionalists but full of life and humour
24 Feb 12 / Where I Live
Try and ensure you put The Marriage of Figaro firmly on your list of engagements
13 Feb 12 / Daily Review
Benedict Andrews' long-awaited, controversial production is a match made in heaven
9 Feb 12 / Limelight
Figaro as farce? Yes, and a rollickingly inventive one at that
9 Feb 12 / Where I Live
A Figaro nailed to sexual politics
9 Feb 12 / The Australian (via Google)
Transported tale of sexuality a late bloomer
8 Feb 12 / Sydney Morning Herald
Marriage guidance for Mozart after cold feet
Oxygen masks, walking frames and maids in starched uniforms are not normally associated with Mozart's 18th-century opera The Marriage of Figaro.
Production details
Cast
Lewis, Fatykhova, Fiebig, Bloom/Lowrencev, Matthews/Yun, Dark/Wilson, Coad/Arthur, Breen, Macfarlane
(c) Hewett/Legge (d) Andrews
Performance dates
6, 10, 16, 18, 24, 28 February, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17(m), 24 March 2012 (Sydney)
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