High drama and hilarity: Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

By Julia Savage, 04 March 2013

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Reviewed at Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Silk Street Theatre, London on 28 February 2013

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Dominic Wheeler, Conductor

Martin Lloyd-Evans, Director

Bridget Kimak, Set Designer

James Adkins, Video

Declan Randall, Lighting Designer

Lucy Hall, Susanna

Hadleigh Adams, Figaro

Benjamin Appl, Count Almaviva

Adam Smith, Don Basilio

Samantha Crawford, Countess Almaviva

Anna Starushkevych, Cherubino

Roisin Walsh, Marcellina

James Platt, Doctor Bartolo

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Julia Savage

Julia works behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey as a PA. Outside of her job, she sings with a variety of ensembles in London and further afield, and undertakes freelance editorial and writing projects – from concert programmes to tasting notes.