Mercadante: "I due Figaro", Riccardo Muti conducting

role debut
June 10, 12, 2011 - Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, Austria - Austria debut
June 24, 26, 2011 - Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy - Ravenna debut
March 25, 27, 28, 30, April 1, 2012 - Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain - house debut
August 28, 30, September 2, 2012 - Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina debut

I due Figaro, melodramma buffo in two acts
Music by Saverio Mercadante
Libretto by Felice Romani based on Les deux Figaro by Honoré-Antoine Richaud Martelly

Critical Edition prepared by Paolo Cascio and Víctor Sánchez
These were the modern premiere of this work.

Co-production of Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele, Ravenna Festival, and Teatro Real, Madrid

Conductor: Riccardo Muti

Il Conte di Almaviva: Antonio Poli / Saimir Pirgu (Teatro Colón)
La Contessa: Asude Karayavuz
Inez: Rosa Feola
Cherubino: Annalisa Stroppa
Figaro: Mario Cassi
Susanna: Eleonora Buratto
Torribio: Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani
Plagio: Omar Montanari

Production: Emilio Sagi
Set Designer: Daniel Bianco
Costume Designer: Jesús Ruiz
Lighting Designer: Eduardo Bravo
Choreographer: Nuria Castejón

Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini
Philharmonia Chor Wien
Chorus Master: Walter Zeh

Photos (link to Rosa's Facebook page)

The performances at Teatro Alighieri were recorded live and released by Ducale in 2012.

Excerpt:

Trailer (with rehearsal footages) for Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele:

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