The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

The read

It runs long at 3h 18m.

Synopsis

Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy in a manor house in 1930s Seville. Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast as the resourceful Figaro set on outwitting his master, the philandering Count Almaviva, played by Peter Mattei. Marlis Petersen sings Susanna, the object of the Count’s affection and Figaro’s bride-to-be, Amanda Majeski is the Countess, and Isabel Leonard gives a standout performance as the pageboy Cherubino. Music Director James Levine on the podium brings out all the humor, drama, and humanity of Mozart’s score.

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Key crew

• Gary HalvorsonDirector
• Lorenzo da PonteWriter
• Wolfgang Amadeus MozartOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Amanda MajeskiCountess Almaviva
• Marlis PetersenSusanna
• Isabel LeonardCherubino
• Peter MatteiCount Almaviva
• Ildar AbdrazakovFigaro
• MET OrchestraCast

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