The Marriage of Figaro
“★★★★★ A terrific cast who sing and act with aplomb to deliver an evening full of delights... top class... Sustained applause and a standing ovation rounded off a fabulous evening.” - Irish Examiner
“Setting high standards for Irish opera” - Irish Times
“Irish National Opera are making a powerful impact on the Irish cultural scene, selling out performances and gaining deserved plaudits from all corners.” - Journal of Music
“INO’s first season is both varied and bold” - Sunday Times
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Sharp comedy. Sublime music. A story of social and sexual power in the sultry setting of a wealthy Spanish household.
“It’s perfectly lovely; breaking from one beauty into another, & so romantic as well as witty – the perfection of music, & vindication of opera”. Virginia Woolf, Diary, 1917
“ There are no winners or losers in Figaro, only slightly bewildered people who cope with the game of life... I turn the pages of any Mozart score and marvel. This genius defined the human condition in his music and we bravely try to squeeze his universe into the theatre”. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Opera Director
“A display of pinpoint perfection… if you haven’t heard Erraught… you’re missing out on an essential experience of 21st-century Ireland” - The Irish Times
“From the moment she walks on to a stage Suzanne Murphy holds Dublin audiences in a strange thrall…Ms Murphy is more than just a singer, she is an extraordinarily gifted singing actress” - The Irish Times
Cast & Creative Team
Cast
| Figaro | Jonathan Lemalu |
| Susanna | Tara Erraught |
| Count | Ben McAteer |
| Countess | Máire Flavin |
| Cherubino | Aoife Miskelly |
| Basilio | Adrian Thompson |
| Bartolo | Graeme Danby |
| Marcellina | Suzanne Murphy |
| Curzio | Andrew Gavin |
| Antonio | John Molloy |
| Barbarina | Amy Ní Fhearraigh |
| Bridesmaid | Catherine Donnelly |
| Bridesmaid | Dominica Williams |
| Cover Figaro | David Howes |
| Cover Susanna | Amy Ní Fhearraigh |
| Chorus of Irish National Opera | |
| Irish Chamber Orchestra | |
Creative Team
| Conductor | Peter Whelan |
| Director | Patrick Mason |
| Set & Costume Designer | Francis O’Connor |
| Lighting Designer | Paul Keogan |
| Movement | Muirne Bloomer |
