Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Crazy Day, or the Marriage of Figaro


Main stage
Count: MIROSLAV DONUTIL
Countess: KATEŘINA WINTEROVÁ
Figaro: RICHARD KRAJČO
Susanna: PAVLA BERETOVÁ
Marcelina: JANA BOUŠKOVÁ
Antonio: MILAN STEHLÍK
Barbarina: JANA PIDRMANOVÁ
Cherubino: MILOSLAV KÖNIG
Bartolo: VLADISLAV BENEŠ
Bazilio: JAN NOVOTNÝ
Judge: FILIP RAJMONT
Musicians: MONIKA KNOBLOCHOVÁ, MARCEL ŠINDELÁŘ, PETR VALÁŠEK, FILIP HIMMEL, OLEG SOKOLOV
Directed by: MICHAL DOČEKAL
Set Design: DAVID MAREK
Costumes: KATEŘINA ŠTEFKOVÁ
Dramaturgy: DARIA ULLRICHOVÁ
Music: ALEŠ BŘEZINA, loosely based on W. A. Mozart motifs
Date of the opening: december 09, 2012
National Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic

In Czech, with Hungarian and Romanian subtitles, and English simultaneous translation
2 hours 20 minutes with one intermission
Photo: Martin Špelda
Scenic version by Daria Ullrichova

The classic French comedy has not aged at all. On his wedding day, the servant Figaro defends his beloved Susanna against the amorous advances of Count Almaviva, who wants to enforce his right to the first night. We are entertained by Figaro’s adroitness and guile and applaud his courage to ask emphatically why there is a class of chosen ones reaping privilege and advantage. The play’s social aspect has become acutely topical again after more than two centuries.