In fact, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his librettist, Lorenza da Ponte, set their 1786 “The Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492, in an ...

Mozart’s comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro” premiered in 1786, but its characters and situations — and humor — are as familiar to today’s audiences as anything in film or on television. It’s also ...

For more than 200 years, Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” have been among the best-known operas in the world, with comical stories and ...

The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s beloved opera of amorous lovers, mistaken identities, and affairs of the heart, is replete with warmth, lyricism, and a touch of sweetness. Though there is ...

Jun. 25—"Who is who?" Mistaken identities and marital hijinks take the stage in "The Marriage of Figaro." The opera follows Figaro and his bride-to-be, Susanna, through love, lies and loyalty as ...

Cast Set For THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Little Island Starring Anthony Roth Costanzo . The production begins performances on Friday, August 30, with the official opening set for Thursday, September 5.

Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro has a masterful balance of light and shade. Its playful, bubbling overture carries its pace and comic tone. Meanwhile the ...

Chantal Thomas’ rotating set for this staging of The Marriage of Figaro is powered by large, interconnecting gears, an homage to the watch-making career of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ...

The Marriage of Figaro was revolutionary for its time. Mozart and librettist Da Ponte had a message. This was an opera first performed in 1786, just 13 years before the French Revolution. The servants ...

Opera Columbus's presentation of "The Marriage of Figaro" runs for only two performances on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 27 at 2 p.m. at the Southern Theatre.

‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Review: Little Island’s One-Man Mozart Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings all the opera’s major parts in a brilliant, frenetic production on the Hudson River. By ...