Lorenzo da Ponte’s libretto and Mozart’s music were to transform the stock characters of the opera buffa tradition into real human beings, making Le Nozze di Figaro one of the most sophisticated operas of all time. A charming, expressive and witty Figaro, Lorenzo Regazzo leads a sparkling cast to illustrate superbly the timeless humanity of this masterpiece. Christoph Marthaler’s take on Mozart’s classic is both daringly original and highly contemporary, the setting transposed to a wedding-dress shop lit with neon lights and a shabby register office.

Peter Mattei, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christiane Oelze, Heidi Grant Murphy, Christine Schäfer
Orchestra and Chorus of The Opéra national de Paris / Sylvain Cambreling
Stage Director Christoph Marthaler
TV Director Thomas Grimm

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Illustrated Synopsis & Cast Gallery

A day of real madness – A documentary film by Reiner E. Moritz, including interviews with the cast and creative crew