The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

30 January - 28 March 2026

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Mozart’s comic masterpiece is a match made in mayhem!

It’s supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro and Susanna’s lives, but this is opera, so there’s plenty of time for some plot twists before they say ‘I do’. With Count Almaviva looking set to make a move on the bride-to-be, the young couple must hatch a shrewd plan to secure their happy ending. Cue a whirlwind of secret scheming and surprise revelations.

This brand-new production of The Marriage of Figaro  re-imagines the mischief in a quintessential modern country home. Mozart’s music, performed live by the Orchestra of Opera North, fizzes with fun and plumbs the depths of emotion. It all adds up to an invitation that’s too good to turn down.

Relaxed performance: 18 Feb, Leeds Grand Theatre

If a traditional theatre setting with complete silence and darkness isn’t right for you, try our relaxed performance. It’s designed to ensure a theatre experience that is inclusive and welcoming for all.

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Price

From £16*

Venues
  • Leeds Grand Theatre
  • Theatre Royal, Nottingham
  • Lowry, Salford Quays
  • Newcastle Theatre Royal
  • Hull New Theatre

Running time
Approximately 3 hours

Language
Sung in Italian with English titles

Buy your programme in advance
Digital (£4) or printed (£6 + £2.50 postage)

Age guidance and content warning
Parental Guidance, contains some adult themes and humour

Accessibility
Audio described and relaxed performances

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Save on your booking
£20 new to opera tickets
£10 under 30s and children tickets
Free tickets for 16-20s in Leeds
Group discounts
Multibuy packages

*Prices vary by venue. Booking fees may apply.

Story

Figaro and Susanna, both servants to Count Almaviva, are soon to be married. Susanna is worried that the Count will exercise his feudal right to bed any of his servant girls before the night of their wedding but Figaro vows to outmanoeuvre the Count’s advances.

The old house keeper Marcellina demands that Figaro repay his overdue loan. She reminds him that he had vowed to marry her if unable to pay.

The Count’s page, Cherubino asks Susanna for help. The Count had caught him with the gardener’s daughter and as punishment, intends to send him away for military service.

Figaro sends an anonymous letter to the Count, warning him of adulterers, in the hopes of distracting him during the wedding that evening.

The Countess is lamenting her husband’s infidelity when Susanna arrives with Cherubino, planning to disguise him as a woman and entrap the Count in an act of infidelity. As they are finding a dress for him, the Count suddenly appears, highly suspicious after reading Figaro’s letter. Cherubino only just escapes.

Marcellina arrives to demand that Figaro honours his promise and marry her. The Count happily announces that the wedding is postponed until Figaro’s debt is resolved.

 

The Count orders Figaro to honour his promise and marry Marcellina. However, Figaro argues that he cannot marry without the permission of his parents, which he cannot obtain because he was stolen from them as a baby. Marcellina comes to realise that Figaro is in fact her own long-lost son. Everybody rejoices and Figaro’s debt is called off.

Susanna and the Countess hatch a plan of their own to entrap the Count. They send him a letter, inviting him to meet Susanna that night in the garden…

The Countess and Susanna swap clothes in order to fool the Count. When he arrives in the garden and sees his wife disguised as Susanna, he declares his love for her. Figaro arrives and recognises his bride disguised as the Countess. The Count witnesses Figaro proudly declaring his love to her and fooled by the disguise, shouts for the guards.

Everybody flocks to the commotion, as the Count demands that Figaro be arrested for seducing his wife. Suddenly the real Countess appears, revealing her true identity and the Count realising he’s been caught red-handed begs for forgiveness…

Cast & Creative

The Opera North Orchestra playing their instruments at a performance
Orchestra of Opera North
The Chorus of Opera North singing
Chorus of Opera North
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Liam James Karai

Figaro (ex. 19, 21, 26, 28 March)

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Hera Hyesang Park

Susanna (EX. 18 Feb, 5, 7, 12, 14 March)

Claire Lees

Susanna (18 Feb, 5, 7, 12, 14 March)

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Gabriella Reyes

Countess Almaviva

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James Newby

Count Almaviva

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Hongni Wu

Cherubino (EX. 18 Feb, 26, 28 March)

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Frances Gregory

Cherubino (18 Feb, 26, 28 March)

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Katherine Broderick

Marcellina

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Jamie Woollard

Antonio

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Daniel Norman

Don Basilio

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Charlotte Bowden

Barbarina

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Valentina Peleggi

Conductor (ex. 7, 18 Feb, 5, 7 March)

Oliver Rundell

Conductor (7, 18 Feb, 5, 7 March)

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Louisa Muller

Director

Madeleine Boyd

Set & Costume Designer

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Malcolm Rippeth

Lighting Designer

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