Cleveland Opera Theater Presents Le nozze di Figaro, 4/28

Cleveland Opera Theater presents Le nozze di Figaro, April 28 and 30, 2017 at the Cleveland Masonic Auditorium.

Mistaken identity, surprise paternity and unexpected intrigue are discovered at every turn in Mozart and DaPonte's brilliant adaptation of Beaumarchais' iconic play!

The Cast features:

Figaro - Christopher Holmes

Susanna - Marian Vogel

Conte Almaviva - BrIan Keith Johnson

Contessa Rosina - Rachel E. Copeland

Cherubino - Amanda Fink

Don Bartolo - Jason Budd

Marcellina - Laura Avdey

Don Curzio - Spencer Lawrence Boyd

Barbarina - Gillian Hollis

The Artistic Team includes:

Conductor - Domenico Boyagian

Stage Director - Scott Skiba

Scenographic Design - Matthew D. McCarren

Costume Design - Esther Haberlen

• Music by W. A. Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo DaPonte

• Opera in 4 acts

• Run-time: Approximately 3 hrs. including intermissions between acts 1 and 2

• Sung in Italian with English supertitles - understand every word

• Performed fully staged with orchestra, scenery, lighting and costumes.

• Tickets: $25 - $150

A short time after Figaro helped his friend, The Count Almaviva, win the affection of his wife (The Countess Rosina) the Count, who had previously renounced the "droit de seigneur" (the the alleged right of a medieval feudal lord to have the bride of a subordinate on the night of her wedding) intends to exercise his "droit de seigneur" with his friend Figaro's bride to be, the irresistible Susanna.

Matters are complicated by Cherubino (The Count's own lustful page boy) who fancies himself the would-be lover of the Countess, and Marcellina, the housekeeper of Dr. Bartolo, who is the former guardian of his ward Rosina, who is herself now the Countess Rosina.

Marcellina wants to claim payment on her debt which stipulates that Figaro either pay her the money she loaned him or marry her himself. Dr. Bartolo is scheming to ensure that the impoverished Figaro must marry Marcellina so that he may make advances on Susanna, and "payback" Figaro for stealing Susanna from Bartolo for the Count.

Experience the sublime music, hilarious comedy, and heart-felt conclusion of Le nozze di Figaro.

For more information, visit: http://www.clevelandoperatheater.org/figaro

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