Seattle Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
$25 & up
MOZART'S MOST POPULAR OPERA. Brighten your winter with a new-to-Seattle production of Mozart's crowd-pleasing masterpiece! Chaos and hilarity abound as clever servants outwit arrogant masters, crafty women outsmart foolish men folk, and one crazy day ends in happiness and love. From the instantly recognizable notes of its toe-tapping overture to its uplifting finale, The Marriage of Figaro sparkles with genius.
General Director Aidan Lang makes his McCaw Hall directorial debut with a new-to-Seattle production that The New Zealand Herald called "engrossing, astute, and unmissable." Join us to see why this comic masterpiece continues to delight like no other.
In Italian with English subtitles. Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes with 1 intermission.
--> LMP CRITIC'S PICK. Seattle Opera presents a perennial favorite, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and it’s a great introduction to opera for those who are not sure how they might like it. How a couple of clever servants outwit a lecherous Count, show him up, and trick him into apologizing to his longsuffering Countess is a marvelous comedy told with wit, charm and entrancing, hummable music. The production is one which the opera’s general director, Aidan Lang, first directed in New Zealand to great acclaim. ~ Philippa Kiraly, classical music critic