Manitoba Opera

Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00 pm
Friday, April 24 at 7:30 pm

 

OH, WHAT A DAY!

It’s the eve of Figaro and Susanna’s wedding, but nothing is going right. The Count’s wandering eye has landed on the bride-to-be. Cherubino, the page, is sweet on the Countess, and Marcellina, the governess, is chasing after Figaro.

Mozart’s great ensemble comedy features a colourful cast of characters and a whirlwind of tricks, disguises, and mistaken identities. Can the servants turn the tables on the masters in order to teach the Count a lesson and save the wedding? Will love triumph?

From the famous overture to the finale, this social commentary on class and love unfolds with brilliant music, memorable melodies, and heart-breaking tenderness as the characters ponder young love, lost love, and forgiveness.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

MUSIC Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
LIBRETTO Lorenzo da Ponte
(Based on Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais’ comic play Le Mariage de Figaro)

Run Time: Approximately 3 Hours (Including One 20-Minute Intermission)

 

 

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Count Almaviva Phillip Addis

Countess Almaviva Miriam Khalil

Figaro Robert Mellon

Susanna Caitlin Wood

Conductor Gordon Gerrard

Director Robert Herriot