Le Nozze di Figaro - Count Almaviva
Jarrett sings the role of Il Counte d’Almaviva
Il conte d'Almaviva Baritono Jarrett Ott
La contessa d'Almaviva Soprano Kirsten MacKinnon
Figaro Baritono Christian Federici
Susanna Soprano Martina Russomanno
Cherubino Mezzosoprano Siphokazi Molteno (Regio Ensemble)
Marcellina Mezzosoprano Chiara Tirotta
Bartolo Basso Giovanni Romeo
Basilio Tenore Juan José Medina (Regio Ensemble)
Don Curzio Tenore Cristiano Olivieri
Antonio Baritono Janusz Nosek (Regio Ensemble)
Barbarina Soprano Albina Tonkikh (Regio Ensemble)
Leonardo Sini direttore d'orchestra
Emilio Sagi regia
Daniel Bianco scene
Renata Schussheim costumi
Eduardo Bravo luci
Nuria Castejon coreografia
Ulisse Trabacchin maestro del coro
Orchestra e Coro Teatro Regio Torino
Allestimento Teatro Real (Madrid)
In coproduzione con Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera (A.B.A.O.) e Teatro Pérez Galdós de la Palmas de Gran Canaria
Some weddings are "crazy days", as the subtitle of The Marriage of Figaro states, the funniest and most human opera by Mozart and his librettist Da Ponte. Staging it was an obstacle course for them, since the subject was taken from a French comedy of political and social satire banned in both Paris and Vienna: only the intervention of the Emperor of Austria guaranteed its debut in 1786. To reassure him, every scandalous element was eliminated, leaving room for the expression of genuine passions through a succession of arias and ensemble pieces of unparalleled variety.
On this occasion Figaro, the famous Sevillian barber, must avoid every trap to marry his beloved Susanna, saving her from the snares of the Count of Almaviva. Between the pro quo, disguises and twists, the story is very intricate: a linear direction like that of Emilio Segi is therefore essential to fully enjoy the show. His production, which debuted at the Teatro Real in Madrid, has an eighteenth-century setting imbued with the light and scents of Andalusia.
Specialists of the late eighteenth century repertoire will take on the roles of the protagonists: Vito Priante and Monica Conesa will be the Count and Countess, Giorgio Caoduro will be Figaro, Giulia Semenzato Susanna and Josè Maria Lo Monaco Cherubino. On the podium will be Leonardo Sini, a young Sardinian maestro who has already distinguished himself on the opera scene for his always solid and attentive direction.
