7pm, July 5th 2026

Beaminster Music Festival

Bijou Opera presents a sparkling new chamber staging of Le Nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart, performed in full period dress and sung in Italian with surtitles. Over one tumultuous day, Figaro and Susanna outwit their philandering master, the Count, as disguises, secret trysts and misdelivered letters unravel into delicious chaos. Wit meets tenderness in this razor-sharp comedy of love, loyalty and forgiveness; where servants prove sharper than their betters, and music carries every twist of the heart.

Cast list

Count: Jean-Kristof Bouton

Countess: Stefanie Kemball-Read

Susanna: Sofia Kirwan-Baez

Figaro: Nick Dwyer

Cherubino: Anna Cooper

Don Basilio / The Gardener: Stephen Anthony Brown

Barbarina: Eurus Duyen-Thach

Creative team

Director & Set Designer: Stephen Anthony Brown

Music Arrangement: Stephen Anthony Brown

Music Director & Piano: John Cuthbert

Producer: Stefanie Kemball-Read

Wardrobe: Siobhan Chapman

Wigs: kindly provided by Celebrate Voice

Surtitles: Surtitle Solutions

Musicians

Piano: John Cuthbert

Clarinet: Peter Cigleris

Cello: Rebecca Hepplewhite