Figaro Gets a Divorce by Langer, Ħam 24 Mar 2016, Minn (2016/2016), Immexxi minn David Pountney, Surmast Direttur Justin Brown, Anna Harvey, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Figaro Gets a Divorce Elena Langer World première Spring 2016 Music by Elena Langer Liberetto by David Pountney So, was it really happy ever after for the Almaviva household? Has the distant thunder of the revolution in France turned into a storm from which they cannot escape? What does the world of Figaro sound like in the hands of a contemporary composer? These questions have intrigued David Pountney. So much so that he decided to provide some answers. He’s done this by commissioning a new opera by Elena Langer for which he has written the libretto. Comic moments collide with touching ones in an opera which is part comedy, part political thriller. Langer and Pountney have created an affectionate sequel to Mozart’s classic, a testimony to human courage and resilience. The characters of The Marriage of Figaro are some of the best-loved in opera. For those of us who have seen the opera before, they can feel like people we know, even friends. Figaro Gets a Divorce, therefore, is a one-off reunion, a chance to catch-up with these old friends. Click here for booking information and on sale dates • Performances start at 7.15pm, except Cardiff on Sunday 21 February at 4pm • Running time approximately two hours and 30 minutes including one interval • Sung in English with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff and Llandudno) Co-production with Grand Théâtre de Genève Supported by The Boltini Trust, WNO Commissions Group and WNO Partners