Greenbrier Valley Theatre, partnering with The Met: Live in HD, will present Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Saturday, October 18, at 12:55 p.m. The broadcast will run approximately 3 hours 52 minutes with one intermission. A complimentary lecture by Dr. James Caplinger from the University of Charleston will start at 12:15 p.m. In GVT’s Daywood Lobby. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 seniors, and $10 for children. For tickets, call the GVT Box Office at 304-645-3838.
Ildar Abdrazakov as Figaro and Marlis Petersen as Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. Richard Eyre’s new production of the opera, conducted by James Levine.
(Photo Courtesy Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
Written several decades earlier, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro is a sequel to Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, which will be broadcast live on November 22. The story resumes on Figaro’s wedding day and follows five characters, including Figaro, the Count and Countess, Bartolo and Don Basilio.
Director Richard Eyre moves Mozart’s comedic opera to the gilded age of the late 1920s. Dashing bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast in the title role of the clever servant, opposite Marlis Petersen as his bride, Susanna, Peter Mattei as the philandering Count they work for, Marina Poplavskaya as the long-suffering Countess, and Isabel Leonard as the libidinous pageboy Cherubino.
Le Nozze di Figaro is a new production for the Live in HD season, featuring Met Music Director James Levine as conductor. He has previously conducted Le Nozze di Figaro over 65 times, more than any other conductor in Met history. While this production is new this season, Le Nozze di Figaro has been performed over 450 times since 1894 at the Metropolitan Opera.
One of the most popular operas of all time, Mozart’s Figaro features music that has been used in countless movies and advertisements, including Trading Places, The King’s Speech, and The Shawshank Redemption.
Don’t miss Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Saturday, October 18, at 12:55 p.m. A complimentary lecture by Dr. James Caplinger from the University of Charleston will start at 12:15 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 seniors, and $10 for children. For tickets, call the GVT Box Office at 304-645-3838.
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