The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

Overview

Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading an extraordinary cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritone Michael Sumuel stars as the clever valet Figaro, opposite soprano Olga Kulchynska as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins is the skirt-chasing Count, with soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife and mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Trailer

Cast

Michael Sumuel

Figaro

Olga Kulchynska

Susanna

Maurizio Muraro

Dr. Bartolo

Elizabeth Bishop

Marcellina

Sun-Ly Pierce

Cherubino

Joshua Hopkins

Count

Federica Lombardi

Countess

Brenton Ryan

Don Basilio

Paul Corona

Antonio

Mei Gui Zhang

Barbarina