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Marriage of Figaro – Servants outsmart masters; women outsmart men; what is the world coming to?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by philip

What a contrast! A couple of weeks ago I spent 17 hours in 6 days seeing Wagner’s 4 glorious Ring operas with all their significance, dramatic music, and deep emotions without even a chuckle of humor. Last week I spent approximately the same number of hours in 8 days attending 3 operas, a play, and two play-readings all of which were light, filled with laughter, and (for the operas) musically hummable. Continue reading »

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The Marriage of Figaro – An intimate production

Posted on November 11, 2010 by philip

Last month I had the privilege of attending a Grand Opera performance of Mozart’s  “perfect” opera, The Marriage of Figaro, performed by the San Francisco Opera at War Memorial Opera House.  I was one 3,000 or so present, and I enjoyed it tremendously.  If you’d like to read my review, click here. Continue reading »

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Figaro – You Walk out Humming and Chuckling

Posted on September 29, 2010 by philip

I have only one complaint about this opera.  It’s not with story which is delightful.  It’s not with the music which is perfection.  It’s not with the title which is descriptive.  It’s not with the San Francisco Opera Production I attended last Saturday which was super-excellent.  No, my complaint is with Pierre Beaumarchais for using the same characters in his two plays that were the bases for Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Continue reading »

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