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?
Bookings Opera Queensland’s The Marriage of Figaro can be made now as part of your Season 2021 subscription. Single tickets on sale early 2021.
Conductor DANE LAM
Director PATRICK NOLAN
Set & Costume MARG HORWELL
Lighting BERNIE TAN-HAYES
Figaro JEREMY KLEEMAN / TIMOTHY NEWTON*
Susanna SOFIA TRONCOSO / KATIE STENZEL*
Count Almaviva JOSÉ CARBÓ / SHAUN BROWN*
Countess Almaviva EVA KONG / LEANNE KENNEALLY*
Marcellina HAYLEY SUGARS
Don Basilio, Don Curzio BRADLEY DALEY
Bartolo JUD ARTHUR
Antonio SAMUEL PIPER
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
OPERA QUEENSLAND CHORUS
*An alternative cast will perform some roles for select performances
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Schedule/Program
Pricing Guide
Quartet Package
Friday – Sunday & Opening Nights Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $132
A-Reserve $116
B-Reserve $84
C-Reserve $60
Concession*
Premium $119
A-Reserve $104
B-Reserve $76
C-Reserve $54
Child**
Premium $66
A-Reserve $58
B-Reserve $42
C-Reserve $30
Monday – Thursday Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $116
A-Reserve $100
B-Reserve $76
C-Reserve $52
Concession*
Premium $104
A-Reserve $90
B-Reserve $68
C-Reserve $47
Child**
Premium $58
A-Reserve $50
B-Reserve $38
C-Reserve $26
Prices exclude booking fee.
*Applies to Centrelink-issued Pension card holders, Veterans’ Affairs pensioners and full-time students. ID required. National Seniors
Card not applicable.
**Children 17 years and under. Must be purchased with an Adult ticket. Excludes School Groups.
Prices correct at time of publishing. For terms and conditions click here.
Trio Package
Friday – Sunday & Opening Nights Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $140
A-Reserve $123
B-Reserve $89
C-Reserve $64
Concession*
Premium $126
A-Reserve $111
B-Reserve $80
C-Reserve $57
Child**
Premium $70
A-Reserve $62
B-Reserve $45
C-Reserve $32
Monday – Thursday Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $123
A-Reserve $106
B-Reserve $81
C-Reserve $55
Concession*
Premium $111
A-Reserve $96
B-Reserve $73
C-Reserve $50
Child**
Premium $62
A-Reserve $53
B-Reserve $40
C-Reserve $28
Prices exclude booking fee.
*Applies to Centrelink-issued Pension card holders, Veterans’ Affairs pensioners and full-time students. ID required. National Seniors
Card not applicable.
**Children 17 years and under. Must be purchased with an Adult ticket. Excludes School Groups.
Prices correct at time of publishing. For terms and conditions click here.
Single tickets on sale early 2021
Friday – Sunday & Opening Nights Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $165
A-Reserve $145
B-Reserve $105
C-Reserve $75
Concession*
Premium $149
A-Reserve $131
B-Reserve $95
C-Reserve $68
Child**
Premium $83
A-Reserve $73
B-Reserve $53
C-Reserve $38
Monday – Thursday Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $145
A-Reserve $125
B-Reserve $95
C-Reserve $65
Concession*
Premium $131
A-Reserve $113
B-Reserve $86
C-Reserve $59
Child**
Premium $73
A-Reserve $63
B-Reserve $48
C-Reserve $33
Friday – Sunday & Opening Nights Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $140
A-Reserve $123
B-Reserve $89
C-Reserve $64
Concession*
Premium $126
A-Reserve $111
B-Reserve $80
C-Reserve $57
Child**
Premium $70
A-Reserve $62
B-Reserve $45
C-Reserve $32
Monday – Thursday Performances
Adult Prices
Premium $123
A-Reserve $106
B-Reserve $81
C-Reserve $55
Concession*
Premium $111
A-Reserve $96
B-Reserve $73
C-Reserve $50
Child**
Premium $62
A-Reserve $53
B-Reserve $40
C-Reserve $28
Prices exclude booking fee.
*Applies to Centrelink-issued Pension card holders, Veterans’ Affairs pensioners and full-time students. ID required. National Seniors
Card not applicable.
**Children 17 years and under. Must be purchased with an Adult ticket. Excludes School Groups.
Prices correct at time of publishing. For terms and conditions click here.
Playhouse, QPAC
Event Information
15 - 31 July 2021
2hrs 50mins including one interval
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Tickets from $65 + booking fee
Season 2021 subscriptions on sale now
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