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W.A. Mozart | Le Nozze di Figaro

Aug 30 & Aug 31, 2025

Teatro Savoia, Campobasso | in collaboration with OperaStudio Molise

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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais’ The Marriage of Figaro has long fascinated me—not merely as a comedic masterpiece but as a daring precursor to societal upheaval. Napoleon Bonaparte aptly remarked that it was “the Revolution already put into action,” highlighting its role in challenging the status quo and foreshadowing the French Revolution.

In this production, shadows play a pivotal role, serving as metaphors for the unseen forces and suppressed desires that drive the characters. By manipulating light and shadow, we reveal the dualities within each persona—their public facades and private turmoils—creating a world that teeters between illusion and reality. To deepen this connection to Beaumarchais’ biting satire, I have embedded moments of the original play’s dialogue into the score, allowing the voices of the past to echo within Mozart’s music.

Stefanos Koroneos, Director

Creative Team

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STEFANO TEANI

Conductor

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STEFANOS KORONEOS

Director

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ANGELA HUFF

Costume Designer

Cast

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KONSTANTINOS STAFYLIDES

Baritone

Count Almaviva

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NATALIIA TEMNYK

Soprano

Countess Rosina Almaviva

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ROANNA KITCHEN

Soprano

Countess Rosina Almaviva

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SHIRA ZIV

Soprano

Susanna

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SOFIA FARRELL

Soprano

Susanna

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EREKLE GUR GEN

Baritone

Figaro

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ASHLYN TAYLOR-KING

Mezzo Soprano

Cherubino

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JORDAN SEGUIN-GASCOIGNE

Mezzo Soprano

Cherubino

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CAROLINA PINHO

Soprano

Marcellina

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LIANA ADAMYAN

Soprano

Marcellina

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RICK AGSTER

Bass

Bartolo

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HANS-GEORG SPETH**

Bass

Bartolo

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JENNIFER HOPPER

Soprano

Barbarina

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ZOU HUIQIAN

Soprano

Barbarina

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TONINO CRISCIOTTI**

Baritone

Antonio

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ONDREJ POTUCEK**

Baritone

Antonio

Cover Cast

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ONDREJ POTUCEK**

Baritone

Count Almaviva

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JENNIFER HOPPER

Soprano

Susanna

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ZOU HUIQIAN

Soprano

Susanna

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TONINO CRISCIOTTI**

Baritone

Figaro

** in collaboration with Operastudio Molise

Synopsis

ACT I

On the day of their wedding, Figaro and Susanna—servants to Count Almaviva—prepare their new bedroom. Figaro soon learns that the Count, who once claimed to abolish feudal privileges, is secretly attempting to seduce Susanna. Alarmed, Figaro vows to outmaneuver him. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s teenage page, is dismissed after being caught in yet another romantic misadventure. As plans begin to form, the household becomes a web of secrets, flirtations, and early signs of revolt—echoing Beaumarchais’ critique of aristocratic entitlement.

ACT II
The Countess, deeply hurt by her husband’s infidelities, joins Susanna in a scheme to expose his hypocrisy. Cherubino is disguised in women’s clothes for a staged rendezvous meant to trap the Count. But the plan spirals into a comic frenzy of mistaken identities, slamming doors, and near-discovery. Though the opera maintains a lighter tone, the original play’s subversive undercurrent remains: those in service gain power not through status, but through cleverness and unity.
As suspicions mount, the Count tries to force Susanna into submission, unaware that she and the Countess are still playing him. Figaro is unexpectedly revealed to be the long-lost child of Marcellina and Bartolo, shifting the dynamics from scandal to reconciliation. The women’s plan culminates in a secret nighttime meeting, during which identities will be switched. While Da Ponte streamlines the story, Beaumarchais’ core remains: a servant’s wedding becomes an act of resistance within a crumbling hierarchy.
In the garden at night, deception reigns. Susanna—disguised as the Countess—meets the Count, while the real Countess, in Susanna’s dress, observes the seduction unfold. Figaro believes he’s been betrayed and prepares to confront Susanna, only to realize the truth. At last, the farce unravels: the Count is exposed and must ask his wife for forgiveness. She grants it. Beaumarchais’ revolutionary spirit lingers in the final tableau—where love wins, but only after power is humbled.

ACT III

As suspicions mount, the Count tries to force Susanna into submission, unaware that she and the Countess are still playing him. Figaro is unexpectedly revealed to be the long-lost child of Marcellina and Bartolo, shifting the dynamics from scandal to reconciliation. The women’s plan culminates in a secret nighttime meeting, during which identities will be switched. While Da Ponte streamlines the story, Beaumarchais’ core remains: a servant’s wedding becomes an act of resistance within a crumbling hierarchy.

ACT IV

In the garden at night, deception reigns. Susanna—disguised as the Countess—meets the Count, while the real Countess, in Susanna’s dress, observes the seduction unfold. Figaro believes he’s been betrayed and prepares to confront Susanna, only to realize the truth. At last, the farce unravels: the Count is exposed and must ask his wife for forgiveness. She grants it. Beaumarchais’ revolutionary spirit lingers in the final tableau—where love wins, but only after power is humbled.

Sponsors

NYC Cultural Affairs
EriK Bottcher
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
World Basebal Network

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