Photo: Hugo Thomassen New production at Dutch National Opera Opera buffa in four acts Sung in Italian Libretto Lorenzo Da Ponte Musical direction Francesco Corti Stage direction, set and costume design Kirill Serebrennikov Associate set design Olga Pavlyuk Associate costume design Tatiana Dolmatovskaya Lighting design Olaf Freese Video design Ilya Shagalov Dramaturgy Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar, Daniil Orlov Il Conte di Almaviva Bjö rn Bü rger La Contessa di Almaviva Olga Kulchynska Susanna Emily Pogorelc Figaro Michael Nagl Cherubina Cecilia Molinari Cherubino Georgy Kudrenko Marcellina Vé ronique Gens Bartolo Anthony Robin Schneider Don Basilio Steven van der Linden (Dutch National Opera Studio) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Co-production with Komische Oper Berlin Premiere 8/5/2026 Subsequent performances: 10*, 12, 14, 18, 20, 23, 25*, 28 May 2026 | Curtain-up: 19:00 / *14:00 | Ticket sales start on: 28 August 2025 | Price Category: A | Location: Main stage, Dutch National Opera & Ballet The story takes place on one single day. Figaro and Susanna are in the servants’ quarters preparing for their wedding, but a lot will happen before the day is done. It turns out that their employer, Count Almaviva, has his eye on Susanna. Meanwhile his wife, the Countess, is receiving the amorous attentions of the young Cherubino. The game of intrigue can begin... Instincts and impulses The idiosyncratic director Kirill Serebrennikov shows the instincts and impulses of the characters in this household that seems so respectable on the surface but where so much is going on behind the scenes. As in a gripping thriller, the dynamics are intensified, tensions mount, and the characters are driven to their limits. Serebrennikov weaves an additional thread into the web of romantic intrigues by splitting the role of Cherubino into a male and female character. The silent yet highly expressive Cherubino, portrayed by an actor, overflows with sexual desires but fails to notice the love that the singing Cherubina harbours for him. Baroque in historical style In this production, conductor Francesco Corti makes his debut both at Dutch National Opera and with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. He specialises in historically informed performances of the baroque and classical repertoire and is also a prominent harpsichordist. Soprano Olga Kulchynska, who won over Amsterdam audiences with her performance in Königskinder, sings her first Countess in this production. The role of Count Almaviva is sung by baritone Björn Bürger, who shone on stage in last season’s Die Fledermaus. Emily Pogorelc and Michael Nagl make their house debut as Susanna and Figaro. Soprano Véronique Gens sings her first Marcellina, while Cecilia Molinari, who received much acclaim as Idamante in Idomeneo (2025), takes on the role of Cherubina. Comic intrigues put relationships to the test In Le nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed a tragicomic classic that has been a favourite with audiences ever since it premiered in 1786. Mozart and his librettist Da Ponte switch effortlessly between light-hearted intrigue and existential questions. Kirill Serebrennikov’s stage direction brings the opera’s social criticism into sharp focus, giving it contemporary relevance. “ This show is a creative ferment which must be seen” The Telegraph 59
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