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Performance<br />
Notes<br />
A history of the performance of Mozart’s<br />
Le nozze di <strong>Figaro</strong> at the <strong>ROH</strong><br />
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as <strong>Figaro</strong><br />
© Bill Cooper<br />
Christopher Maltman as Count Almaviva<br />
© <strong>ROH</strong>/Mark Douet 2013<br />
The first English performance of Le nozze di <strong>Figaro</strong> was at the King’s<br />
Theatre in London in 1812, sung in Italian. It was first performed at<br />
Covent Garden (in English) in 1819. Mozart’s music was rearranged and<br />
additional items were composed by Henry Bishop. Performed regularly<br />
at Covent Garden in the 19th and 20th centuries, it was first performed<br />
by The Covent Garden Opera Company (what is now The Royal<br />
Opera) in 1949. Since then, there have been a number of productions<br />
and subsequent revivals with internationally renowned artists.<br />
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