The Marriage of Figaro

March 2026

Composer: W.A. Mozart
Librettists: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Based on: “La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro” (“The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro”) by Pierre Beaumarchais
Premiere Performance: May 1, 1786—Vienna, Austria, Burgtheater

Disguises. Surprises. Compromises.
Be prepared to laugh out loud.

In a brilliant examination of class dynamics, power, and human folly, this opera revels in the wit and warmth of Mozart’s luminous music and underscores the strengths and vulnerabilities of each character. At its heart, the clever servant Figaro fights to marry his true love while outsmarting his amorous and scheming master, who has his own designs on Figaro’s bride-to-be, Susanna. Not only a musical masterpiece—it’s a rallying cry for love, dignity, and the pursuit of justice that called for the end of aristocratic privilege.

Cast + Creative

Cast

Count Almaviva

Countess Almaviva

Susanna

Cherubino

Creative

Stephen Lawless

Director

Leslie Travers

Set & Costume Designer

Creators

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 26, 1756. Though he did not begin to walk until he was three years old, Mozart’s talent for music soon became apparent. At the age of four, he could reproduce on the piano a melody played to him; at five, he could play the violin with perfect intonation; and at six he composed his first minuet. As the young Mozart’s reputation grew, his father Leopold realized the financial rewards that could arise from increased exposure of his son’s talents. From that time on, Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl spent much of their childhood traveling through Europe. The rulers of Europe and England were astounded by Wolfgang’s abilities of composition, improvisations, and sight reading. While the public admired Wolfgang for his talents, they disapproved quite heartily of his father, saying extensive voyages and frequent exhibitions were no life for the child.

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Lorenzo Da Ponte

Librettist

Italian librettist Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838) was one of the most significant librettists of his day and a key figure in the rise of the Viennese opera buffa. Today he is best known for the librettos of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. Da Ponte was born Emmanuele Conegliano in Ceneda and adopted the name Da Ponte in 1763 when his father converted from Judaism to Christianity. He had his first success as a librettist in 1786 with Il burbero di buon cuore by Martín y Soler, and that year wrote five further librettos, including Le nozze di Figaro. Da Ponte’s ease at writing in verse, his wit and his brilliance at languages made him the ideal librettist, and are evident in the brilliant librettos he wrote for Mozart.

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