About The Marriage of Figaro
Waterperry Opera Festival 2022
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Performed in English Translation
2022 is an exciting year for Waterperry Opera Festival as they celebrate their 5th Anniversary with 8 imaginative productions from Friday 12 to Saturday 20 August.
Festival Music Director Bertie Baigent will conduct five performances of Mozart’s timeless comedy The Marriage of Figaro on the front lawn of Waterperry House.
Directed by Isabelle Kettle and designed by Charlotte Henery, this bold new production invites audiences into the hustle and bustle of preparations for the wedding of Susanna and Figaro.
Throughout the course of the evening, their wedding is threatened by entitled employers, interfering family members, and unwanted suitors. Will the bride and groom make it to the altar?
This production showcases some of the UK’s most outstanding emerging operatic talent, alongside the 2022 WOF Young Artists and the acclaimed Waterperry orchestra.
As a prequel to The Marriage of Figaro, Jonathan Dove’s Figures in the Garden will be performed in the gardens at 5.00pm on 12 and 13 August.
Drawing on musical ideas from Mozart’s operatic score, Dove explores alternative scenarios for Da Ponte’s characters.
This production sees a collaboration between dance students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and young local musicians from Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra.
Tickets
Ticketing information
Full prices
Red Area – £60.00
Blue Area – £45.00
Concessions
Blue Light Card Holders and Benefits Support (NHS, DLA, UC, JSA) – £30.00*
Under 30s – £25.00
Under 16s – £15.00
Date & times
Dates: 12, 13, 16, 18 and 20 August from 6.30pm to 10.30pm
Location: Waterperry Front Lawn
Duration: 6:30pm (start time) with a 1-hour extended picnic intermission
Good to know
The Marriage of Figaro will be performed on the front lawn of Waterperry House. The seating area is flat and on grass. There will be rubber matting in the aisles for easy wheelchair access. Seating will be set out slightly ajar from the row in front to maximise the best view of the stage.