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They say that sequels are never as good as the original…but in this sequel to The Barber of Seville, Mozart created one of his most successful works. Set in Count Almaviva’s castle in Seville, Spain in the late 18th century, Marriage of Figaro is an opera of triangles of amore. Figaro is set to marry the beautiful Susanna. Susanna is constantly repelling the repeated advances of the Count. A creditor of Figaro, Marcellina, plans to advert Figaro’s nuptials and allow him to settle his dept by marrying her. Cherubino, the page, is lovesick over the Countess. And the Countess seeks to re-attract the attentions of her husband.
It is not difficult to imagine the confusion and hilarity that ensues. Through an elaborate domino-effect of blunders, follies, and mistaken identities that are sure to entertain, all parties discover the identity of their rightful partner, repentance and forgiveness abounds, and all rejoice in a rightful happily ever after.
Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
There will be one twenty-minute and one fifteen-minute intermission.
Opera Prelude Join us for a half-hour introductory lecture with Dr. Carol Anderson, Principal Coach, one house before curtain of each Utah Opera performance in the orchestra level of Capitol Theatre. | 
