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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZ ART
SUMMER 2015: JUN 14 m , 18 , 21m , 24, 27, 29 †, JUL 3 †, 5m† 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 aristocratic husband for philandering, and two couples learn humbling lessons about life and love. The cast is led by Philippe Sly as Figaro, a 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. The masterful Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Summers 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 / Angela Brower †
Chorus Director: Ian Robertson
Count Almaviva: Luca Pisaroni Don Bartolo: John Del Carlo Marcellina: Catherine Cook Don Basilio: Greg Fedderly
*San Francisco Opera debut † Alternate cast
Approx. 3 hours, 40 minutes including two intermissions San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles