Musica Viva debuts Le Nozze di Figaro at the Hong Kong City Hall
The renowned opera by Mozart set just before the French Revolution will appeal to the audience today with its comedic yet insightful take on social and gender issues.
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Muisca Viva, Hong Kong’s own charitable musical organisation, will present Mozart’s masterpiece Le Nozze di Figaro, with 2 performances on September 20 – 21 at the Hong Kong City Hall, sponsored by Chi Wah Foundation Limited. This brand-new production by Prof Lo Kingman will be conducted by Andrew Ling, the principal violist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Le Nozze di Figaro, or The Marriage of Figaro, is a wondrous operatic experience in four acts. It is one of the most performed and watched operas in the world, thanks to Mozart’s enduring appeal, comedic theatricality as well as ever engaging themes of class and gender dynamics.
Musica Viva’s fully staged production of Le Nozze di Figaro will feature brilliant cast, with Sammy Chien in the title role, Phoebe Tam and Charlene Lee as Susanna, Jessica Ng as Countess Rosina, Isaac Droscha as Count Almaviva, Ziqi Shi as Cherubino, Carol Lin as Marcellina. These talented singers, along with Ling, the conductor, and chorus director Leung Siu Kwan, will be bringing the opera’s exuberant music to the audience for an unforgettable evening.
Prof Lo’s direction offers a clear and vivid interpretation which emphasises the subtle humour of the comedic situations in the battle of wits between master and servant as well as the entangled love relationships among the colourful characters of the opera.
