The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (, ), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786. The opera's libretto is based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, "La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro" ("The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro"), which was first performed in 1784. It tells how the servants Figaro and Susanna succeed in getting married, foiling the efforts of their philandering employer Count Almaviva to seduce Susanna and teaching him a lesson in fidelity.
Hanne Fischer
Hanne Fischer (born 3 March 1966 in Copenhagen) is a Danish operatic mezzo-soprano. In 1993 she made her professional opera debut at the Royal Danish Theatre as Cherubino in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". From 1993-1997 she was a member of the Kiel Opera House, and since 1997 she has been a member of the Royal Danish Theatre. She has appeared as a guest artist with numerous theatres, including the Berlin State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, Theater Bonn, and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.