August 15, 19, 22 m, 26, 29 m
Paisiello's 1792 setting of the famous story predates Rossini's by more than two decades, and was the more famous even for a while after the debut of the latter opera.
Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
August 14, 16 m, 20, 22, 27, 29
Rosina by Hiram Titus, libretto by Barbara Field
August 17, 21, 23 m, 28, 30 m
Beaumarchais Concert
"Les belles et les beaux"
August 25 (7:30)
featuring excerpts (with piano) of other settings of the Rosina/Figaro trilogy, including music of Rossini, Massenet, Milhaud, Corigliano and Wikstrom.
Age Guidance: 16
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Buy 2 of 3 shows: $75.00 Buy all 3 shows: $110.00 There will also be a concert on August 25 featuring excerpts of other settings of the Rosina/Figaro trilogy, including music of Rossini, Massenet, Milhaud, Corigliano, Wikstrom and Pecou at 7:30 pm