Opera on 3 - Le nozze di Figaro

From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Charles Mackerras conducts bass-baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak in a revival of David McVicar's critically praised production of Mozart's comic opera. The scene is Figaro's wedding day, and his master Count Almaviva is determined to reinstate his feudal right to the favours of Figaro's fiancee Susanna. Amid various mistaken identities and then reconciliations, Susanna and her mistress, the long-suffering Countess, plot to ensure that this cannot happen. Presented by Suzy Klein. With Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass-baritone), Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Peter Mattei (baritone), Barbara Frittoli (soprano), Anna Bonitatibus, Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Robert Lloyd (bass), Robin Leggate (tenor), Harry Nicoll (tenor), Kishani Jayasinghe (soprano), Donald Maxwell (baritone). Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Royal Opera Chorus Charles Mackerras (conductor).