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Sir Thomas Allen’s Marriage of Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains

Edward Jowle (Figaro) and Ava Dodd (Susanna)
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Alexandra Lowe (Countess) and Ava Dodd (Susanna)
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Simone McIntosh (Cherubino) and Kira Kaplan (Barbarina)
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Ian Rucker (Count), Edward Jowle (Figaro), Ava Dodd (Susanna) and Alexandra Lowe (Countess)
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“making farce look as easy as falling out of a window”
Reviewed at Theatre Royal, Glasgow on 9 May 2026
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (Sung in English)
Scottish Opera
Dane Lam, Conductor
Sir Thomas Allen, Director
Simon Higlett, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Mark Jonathan, Lighting Designer
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera Chorus
Ian Rucker, Count Almaviva
Alexandra Lowe, Countess Almaviva
Edward Jowle, Figaro
Ava Dodd, Susanna
Simone McIntosh, Cherubino
Edward Hawkins, Doctor Bartolo
Jeni Bern, Marcellina
Luvo Maranti, Don Basilio, Don Curzio
Francis Church, Antonio
Kira Kaplan, Barbarina
Kally Lloyd-Jones, Choreography
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The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time
****1
Scottish Opera’s Albert Herring: as fresh as dew on a May morning
****1
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