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Event

The Marriage of Figaro

Venue

Eagle Farm Racecourse, Ascot, QLD

Umbrella Event

Brisbane Festival 2010

First Date

11 September 2010

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Description

Opera under the stars. One of Mozart's leading works since its premiere in 1786, The Marriage of Figaro is a comic opera based on Pierre Beaumarchais' 1784 play of the same name.

Description Source

Programme

Primary Genre

Music Theatre

Secondary Genre

Opera

Organisations

Brisbane Racing Club, Presenting Company
Opera Queensland Chorus, Production Company
Channel 9, Sponsor
Brisbane Airport, Sponsor
The Courier-Mail, Sponsor
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Production Company
Opera Queensland, Production Company
Brisbane Festival, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Composer
Nicholas Braithwaite	Conductor
Christopher Lawrence	Narrator
Guy Booth	Singer	Antonio
Andrew Collis	Singer	Figaro
Sarah Crane	Singer	Susanna
Bradley Daley	Singer	Don Basilio
Roxane Hislop	Singer	Marcellina
Milica Ilic	Singer	Barbarina
Virgilio Marino	Singer	Don Curzio
Douglas McNicol	Singer	Count
Gaynor Morgan	Singer	Countess
Donald Shanks	Singer	Dr Bartolo
Hayley Sugars	Singer	Cherubino

Works

The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Text Nationality

Germany

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Programme	Brisbane Festival

Event Identifier

119264

Dataset

AusStage