Figaro

1. Grateful to God
2. Grateful to all that gets me through a day, like good food
3. Happy to be looking forward to Figaro at the end of March

THis is to be the first time in over 30 years that the Cleveland Orchestra will be in the pit at Severance Hall. This is to be production of Figaro, a full-staged opera.

Franz Welzer-Most is to conduct. The Zurich Opera is also involved. There are to be English subtitles or surtitles.

What is the story? It is supposed to involve comedy, infidelity, etc. Per wikipedia, that play is from the late 1700's. It was banned because of the satire of the aristocracy. It is considered to be a precourser of the French Revolution.

Beaumarchais is the author. He uses main characters from The Barber of Seville.

Mozart turned the play into an opera. Because of the popularity of the Barber of Seville the opera when it first opened was very successful.

Figaro is engaged to Suzanne. The Count of the house where Figaro and Suzanne work wants to have an affair with Suzanne. Suzanne tells everyone. Everyone gets mad at the Count as they should and then he reforms. I think.

Or, maybe he doesn't reform. He is bad like it seems the artistocracy was. Thank good ness for the French Revolution. It sounds like the drat aristocracy really was awful. I think the redistribution of wealth really was something that needed to be done for the betterment of all of society.





Staged production of The Marriage of Figaro
March 23, 25, 27, and 29: An international cast onstage and music director Franz Welser-Möst with The Cleveland Orchestra in the Severance Hall pit, performing the Zurich Opera production of Mozart’s comic opera. Related free lecture, “What Kind of Crazy Day is The Marriage of Figaro?” on March 22.