The Grand Théâtre de Genève presents Mozart’s Les Noces de Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) in a new production. Ten performances take place at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, 13–31 December 2026.
The story
Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto draws on Beaumarchais’s play Le Mariage de Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro). The play was banned for a long time because it criticised the privileges of the nobility. It premiered in Paris in April 1784.
Five years later, the National Constituent Assembly voted to abolish the Ancien Régime. Director Jetske Mijnssen sets the opera in this revolutionary context. She shows a frivolous aristocracy unaware of the storm approaching.
Who organises it
The Grand Théâtre de Genève stages this new production. The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève take part.
What to find
The opera is sung in Italian, with French and English surtitles. Marta Gardolińska conducts the orchestra. Jetske Mijnssen directs.
Philippe Sly sings Figaro and Lauranne Oliva sings Susanna. Jarrett Ott is Count Almaviva and Siobhan Stagg the Countess. Benedetta Torre, Monica Bacelli and Laurent Naouri complete the cast.
The Count presents himself as an enlightened aristocrat, but he covets Susanna. She is the Countess’s maid and Figaro’s bride-to-be. The page Cherubino becomes his rival.
Several events accompany the production. Apéropéra takes place on 3 December, Éclairage on 10 December and En coulisse on 28 December. Intropéra is held 45 minutes before each performance.
Practical information
- Dates, Sunday 13 to Thursday 31 December 2026
- Times, Sunday 13 at 5 pm; Tuesday 15, Thursday 17, Friday 18 at 7 pm; Sunday 20 at 3 pm; Tuesday 22, Saturday 26, Monday 28, Tuesday 29 and Thursday 31 at 7 pm
- Duration, 3 hr 30 min including an interval
- Venue, Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva
- Price, from CHF 20
- Age, 10 and over
- Tickets, billetterie.gtg.ch or +41 22 322 50 50
Links
- Official website, Grand Théâtre de Genève
- Box office, Grand Théâtre de Genève
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Grand Théâtre de Genève, Les Noces de Figaro, accessed on 15 November 2026
- Grand Théâtre de Genève, Season 26-27, accessed on 15 November 2026
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