The Marriage of Figaro
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Presented in Italian with English subtitles
Opera Buffa at its best!
Mozart’s beloved opera engages you in the overture and never lets go! Based on the revolutionary Beaumarchais play, The Marriage of Figaro is filled with social commentary and intrigue. Who will succeed: the Count, his servant, or their wives? And will the chaos of the day end in happiness?
Friday, March 17, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2023 | 3 PM
Maryland Hall | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD
We invite you to join Annapolis Opera’s Artistic and Music Director, Craig Kier, with members of the cast for a brief conversation following the Sunday matinee performance. This conversation will commence shortly after the performance concludes. Guests are encouraged to move down to the front of the theater where the Q&A will be held.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
The Annapolis Opera is currently following the COVID-19 safety policy of Maryland Hall. Masks are encouraged for all performances but are optional inside the building and theaters. Seating is at full capacity and not socially distanced unless otherwise specified in the event description. This policy is subject to change at any time based on current federal, state and local government mandates and public safety issues.
The Marriage of Figaro Cast
Efrain Solis
Figaro
Helen Zhibing Huang
Susanna
Kevin Godínez
Count Almaviva
Rachel Blaustein
Countess Almaviva
Elizabeth Sarian
Cherubino
Hannah Shea
Marcellina
Andrew Adelsberger
Bartolo
Brian Wallin
Basilio/Don Curzio
Oznur Tuluglu
Barbarina
Christopher Hartung
Antonio
The Marriage of Figaro Creative Team
INSIGHT SERIES EVENTS
WHY MOZART?
Speaker: Craig Kier, Annapolis Opera Artistic & Music Director
Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 3 PM
Maryland Hall, Room 205 | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD
Free and open to the public; reservations required.
Created by arguably the greatest of operatic creative teams, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte’s The Marriage of Figaro places comedy at the center of a probing exploration of deeply human stories amongst society’s classes. What is it about this opera that keeps audiences and performers coming back again and again to this memorable work? Join Maestro Kier as he explores the history of this work and why it continues to captivate audiences today!
CURTSIES & KICKS: A TALK ON DANCE AND SOCIAL STATUS
Speaker: Sarah Oppenheim, Choreographer,
The Marriage of Figaro
Saturday, March 4, 2023 | 3 PM
Maryland Hall, Room 206 | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD
Tickets: $20 each, includes wine & cheese buffet
Social dances, like social graces, are an amalgam of class structures, movement fevers, and generational mores. The difference of cheek, long-practiced double standards, and systemic/problematic socialization are the reasons one generation might raise an eyebrow at a dancing body vs. rush to participate in the newest dance craze. What’s the difference between operatic dance and the club floor? Just a few inches of the hip and ideas about undulation! Join us as we discuss how tearing up the dance floor looked then, feels now, and promises embodied futures.
PRE-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
Speaker: Eric Stoltzfus, Tutor & Music Librarian, St. John’s College
Friday, March 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2 PM
Maryland Hall, Room 206 | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD
Free and open to the public; pre-registration required.