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Lyrebird
Discover the contemporary interpretations at the Lyrebird…
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Covid-19 update: 31 July 2021
Given the three-day lockdown currently in place for various locations in Queensland, all performances at QPAC are cancelled until Tuesday 3 August 2021 at 4pm.
All patrons who have tickets to a cancelled performance will be automatically refunded, you do not need to contact QTIX unless your credit card details have changed. If this is the case for you please email refunds@qtix.com.au with your booking reference but please do not include your credit card details. One of our team will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
It’s Figaro and Susanna’s wedding day but their boss, the Count, has other ideas – he too wants Susanna.
And so begins one of the greatest love stories ever told.
This is the opera that changed the direction of the art form. When it premiered in 1786 audiences were intrigued as they watched real people wrestling with feelings of desire, betrayal, remorse, unbridled lust... Feelings they knew well themselves.
The original title of the opera translates as, “Figaro’s Wedding or the Mad Day”, and from the first downbeat of the music, utter chaos unfolds with lusty boys dressed as girls, drunken gardeners, solicitous lawyers, mothers discovering long lost sons, forlorn wives, cheeky bridesmaids and...
At the centre is Susanna, coolly and brilliantly navigating the mayhem, ably supported by her husband to be.
This production sets the story in a time where what was understood as power is crumbling as a new world emerges. It could be 1786 or is it 2021?
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Dane Lam
Director Patrick Nolan
Designer Marg Horwell
Lighting Bernie Tan-Hayes
Choreographer Elise May
Associate Director Heather Fairbairn
CAST
Figaro Jeremy Kleeman / Timothy Newton*
Susanna Sofia Troncoso / Katie Stenzel*
Count Almaviva José Carbó / Shaun Brown*
Countess Almaviva Eva Kong / Leanne Kenneally*
Cherubino Xenia Puskarz Thomas
Marcellina Hayley Sugars
Doctor Bartolo Jud Arthur
Don Basilio Bradley Daley
Antonio Samuel Piper
Barbarina Irena Lysiuk
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Opera Queensland Chorus
*An alternative cast will perform some roles for select performances including Wednesday 21 July and the matinee performance on Saturday 24 July.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Complimentary pre-performance talks will be available for performances on 22, 24, 29 and 31 July.
To allow us to share the joy of opera with you safely, we will continue to follow Covid Safe plans for all performances at all venues.
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Connecting safely at QPAC
QPAC is operating at 100% capacity. Face masks are a requirement of entry at QPAC and must be worn in foyers and theatres (including during performances). Please bring your own mask with you to the theatre. Find out more
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The Safest Way to Buy!
QTIX is the official ticketing service for QPAC and The Marriage of Figaro. Selected packages are sold through authorised resellers only. Any tickets purchased through unauthorised sales channels may be seized or cancelled without refund or exchange and the bearer of the ticket may be denied admission. Unauthorised sales channels include Viagogo, eBay and Gumtree. Read more about purchasing tickets online.
Presented by Opera Queensland
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A transaction fee of $7.20 applies per transaction. Selected ticket delivery methods may incur an additional charge. The minimum price listed may be available for selected performances only. Please see the event calendar when booking for the available date(s) and time(s) of this performance.
^Applies to Centrelink-issued Pension card holders, Veterans' Affairs pensioners. ID required. National Seniors Card not applicable.
^^Applies to full-time students. ID required.
^^^Children 17 yrs and under. Must be purchased with an Adult ticket. Excludes School Groups.
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Lyrebird Restaurant
Enjoy a delicious dinner or high tea at the Lyrebird before the performance. Bookings are essential.
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