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Le nozze di Figaro shines a new light on Mozart's famous opera in Beijing: The NCPA production combines traditional Western elements with an outstanding Chinese cast. Stage director Jose. Luis Castro from Seville - where the story takes place - embeds the performance in the traditional setting of his hometown. With their fresh interpretation the NCPA Orchestra and Chorus, under musical director Lu Jia, lay the foundation for the leading soloists in the Middle Kingdom: Li Ao, Huang Ying, Zhou Zhengzhong, Yu Guanqun and Xu Lei testify that the NCPA has become a venue of choice for opera lovers in China and beyond.
Li Ao (Figaro), Huang Ying (Susanna), Yu Guanqun (Contessa d'Almaviva), Zhou Zhengzhong (Conte d'Almaviva), Xu Lei (Cherubino), Guan Zhijing (Bartolo), Zhang Zhuo (Marcellina), Li Xiang (Basilio), Li Xintong (Barbarina), Zhao Ming (Antonio), Liang Yufeng (Don Curzio) ; China NCPA Chorus ; China NCPA Orchestra ; Lu Jia, conductor. Performed by National Centre for the Performing Arts.
Stage director, Jose Luis Castro. ; Libretto, Lorenzo da Ponte.
Sung in Italian with subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Nozze di Figaro (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)