Le Nozze di Figaro – review

Royal Opera House, LondonThe final instalment of the Royal Opera's Mozart-Da Ponte trilogy is a revival by Leah Hausman of David McVicar's 2006 production of Le Nozze di Figaro. This, in many respects, is the finest staging of the three, though anyone already familiar with it will notice that, under Hausman's direction, there has been a significant change in tone. A hardness of edge has replaced its former warmth. Things have become angrier. The cast slam doors and kick furniture about. The res...

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