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)
CAST
Philip Addis – Count Almaviva
Miriam Khalil – Countess Almaviva
Caitlin Wood – Susanna
Robert Mellon – Figaro
Pascale Spinney – Cherubino
Peter McGillivray – Bartolo
Krisztina Szabo – Marcellina
James McLennan – Basilio
David Watson – Antonio
Rob Herriot – Director
Gordon Gerrard – Conductor
