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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZ ART
S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 : J U N 1 4 m , 1 8 , 2 1 m , 2 4 , 2 7, 2 9 • J U L 3 , 5 m M OZ A R T ’ S WA R M E S T, W I S E S T O P E R A
is one of the composer’s most graceful
creations—a tender comedy in which a countess and her servant join forces to punish her aristocrat husband for his philandering. In the process, two very different couples learn humbling lessons about life and love. The cast is led by Philippe Sly as Figaro, a “gifted and accomplished” singer who has “the ability to combine virility and tenderness in a single phrase” (San Francisco Chronicle); Luca Pisaroni as the lecherous Count; the charismatic Nadine Sierra as his Countess and Lisette Oropesa as Figaro’s saucy love Susanna. Patrick Summers, whose Figaro was celebrated for its “dramatic pace, musical discernment and unfailing good taste” (Sydney Morning Herald), conducts.
CAST
PRODUCTION
Figaro: Philippe Sly
Conductor: Patrick Summers
Susanna: Lisette Oropesa
Director: Robin Guarino
Countess Almaviva: Nadine Sierra
Lighting Designer: Gary Marder
Cherubino: Kate Lindsey
Chorus Director: Ian Robertson
Count Almaviva: Luca Pisaroni Don Bartolo: John Del Carlo Marcellina: Catherine Cook Don Basilio: Greg Fedderly
sfopera.com/figaro
*San Francisco Opera debut Approx. 3 hours, 40 minutes including two intermissions San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles