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Whistle Stop Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

10–27 January 2026

Opera

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Mozart’s playful opera… in 45 minutes!

Figaro and Susanna are getting married, but trouble is on the horizon… their boss Count Almaviva is out to bed the bride, the lovesick pageboy Cherubino keeps landing himself in hot-water and, to top it all off, if Figaro cannot repay his debt to Marcellina, he’ll have to marry her instead.

With four professional opera singers and an accordionist as your guide, take a whistle stop tour through the comic twists and glorious music of one of the world’s most popular operas.

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte | Sung English version by Jeremy Sams with spoken word by John Savournin | Performed by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited

Price

£0–10*

Venue
  • The Great Hall, University of Leeds

Running time
Approximately 45 minutes

*Prices vary by venue. Booking fees may apply.

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Cast & Creative

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Matthew Kellett

Figaro

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Alys Roberts

Susanna

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Timothy Nelson

Count

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Llio Evans

Countess

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Milos Milivojevic

Accordionist

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Djordje Gajic

Accordionist

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Sarah Tipple

Director

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