Fabio Luisi Conducts the First Revival of Sir Richard Eyre’s Acclaimed Production of Mozart’s Masterpiece Le Nozze di Figaro

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Fabio Luisi Conducts the First Revival of Sir Richard Eyre’s

Acclaimed Production of Mozart’s Masterpiece Le Nozze di Figaro

 

The cast includes Anita Hartig as Susanna, Luca Pisaroni as the Count, and Mikhail Petrenko as Figaro, all in Met role debuts, with Isabel Leonard, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, and Amanda Majeski reprising their roles from last season’s performances

 

New York, NY (February 19, 2016)Sir Richard Eyre’s staging of Mozart’s comedy Le Nozze di Figaro, which opened the Met’s 2014-15 season, has its first revival beginning February 25.  Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads a cast that includes three artists singing their first company performances of their roles: Mikhail Petrenko as the title character; Anita Hartig as his fiancée, the clever maid Susanna; and Luca Pisaroni as their employer, the lecherous Count. Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Amanda Majeski share the role of the long-suffering Countess, a role both sang for their Met debuts last season in this production’s premiere performances. Isabel Leonard reprises her acclaimed interpretation of Cherubino, the feisty page.

Further information, including biographies of principal artists, is available in our online press room here.

Performances: February 25, 29; March 3, 7, 12, 16, 19, 22, 26mat. Curtain times vary: complete schedule here. Running time: 3 hours and 33 minutes, including one intermission.

Tickets begin at $25; for prices, more information, or to place an order, please call (212) 362-6000 or visit www.metopera.org. Special rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (212) 341-5410 or visiting www.metopera.org/groups.

Same-day $25 rush tickets for all performances of Le Nozze di Figaro are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the Met’s Web site. Tickets will go on sale for performances Monday-Friday at noon, matinees four hours before curtain, and Saturday evenings at 2pm. To enter, click here.

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