Le Nozze di Figaro: Chautauqua Opera Conservatory at Chautauqua Institution
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Route 394, Chautauqua, NY 14722
Performance Date: July, 17 & 19 at Fletcher Music Hall
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Stage Director: Nathan Troup
It’s a wedding, and you’re invited!
A contemporary production of Le Nozze di Figaro reimagines the classic opera in a modern context, blending traditional elements with innovative staging and design and modern dress Set against a backdrop of a sleek, minimalist environment, this production will highlight themes of class struggle and gender dynamics through a contemporary lens. From Figaro and famously sharp banter to the Count’s unsettling attempts to exert power over Susanna, this production will crackle with wit while lifting up ever-relevant themes of inequality, consent and agency in relationships, and gender dynamics. And while no marriage is perfect…that of Mozart’s music and Da Ponte’s text comes exceedingly close in ways brilliant, bawdy, and bold (just as Beaumarchais intended back in 1778). This production invigorates Mozart’s masterpiece, inviting audiences to reflect on its themes within the context of our modern sensibilities. Please join us for this musically sublime tragicomedy exploring life, liberty, and the pursuit of upending the patriarchy.