Barrie Kosky, one of the most innovative opera directors of our time, creates a new interpretation of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Vienna State Opera with a very young ensemble: Andrè Schuen and Hanna-Elisabeth Müller in the roles of Count and Countess Almaviva, Peter Kellner as Figaro, Patricia Nolz as Cherubino. Susanna’s role is interpreted by both Ying Fang (acting) and Maria Nazarova (singing), as Ying Fang could not sing due to a vocal cord illness. Philippe Jordan conducts the Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper and together they “deliver an ideal mixture of elegant lyricism and concentrated expression – each and every one” (Wiener Zeitung).

“Beauty and pointedness are combined in the noblest way.” – Der Standard

“A triumph of Barrie Kosky’s directorial brilliance – hilarious yet deeply engaging and thought-provoking.” – klassik-begeistert.de

Cast:
- Conte dAlmaviva: Andrè Schuen
- Contessa d’Almaviva: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller
- Susanna: Maria Nazarova (singing), Ying Fang (acting)
- Figaro: Peter Kellner
- Cherubino: Patricia Nolz
- Marcellina: Stephanie Houtzeel
- Don Basilio: Josh Lovell
- Don Curzio: Andrea Giovanni
- Don Bartolo: Stefan Cerny
- Barbarina: Johanna Wallroth
- Antonio: Wolfgang Bankl

Recording date: Wiener Staatsoper, March 2023
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.0
Picture: 1080i, 16:9
Booklet: English, German, French
Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, Korean, Japanese
Total running time: 184 mins