Helen Medlyn performs Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro

Helen Medlyn performs Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro with the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus and accompanied by the Vector Wellington Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra staged by The NBR New Zealand Opera.  The opera is sung in Italian with English surtitles.

The Marriage of Figaro reveals Mozart at his most daring in setting to sublime music Beaumarchais' contemporary and highly subversive play. The result is opera at its best.  It is eight years since The NBR New Zealand last staged Mozart's much-loved opera, so for many, a new production is well overdue. Many also believe that it has been a long wait for the Company's General Director Aidan Lang to make his New Zealand directing debut. Board Chairman Sir David Gascoigne says, "Aidan has an international reputation as a highly respected and creative director on the opera stage. We've had this ace up our sleeves since he joined the Company in 2006 and have been waiting for the perfect opera for him to direct. His interpretation of The Marriage of Figaro will prove the wait has been worth it."