Sunday, July 10, 2016
The Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 PM
Description
Founded in 1934 by John Christie and his opera singer wife, Audrey Mildmay, Glyndebourne is committed to presenting opera of the highest quality, commissioning new work, developing new talent and reaching new audiences. Crucially, Glyndebourne has remained financially independent since 1934.
Program
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
A profoundly humane comedy, Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is set in Seville, Spain, in the late 18th Century. The opera is a remarkable marriage of Mozart's music at the height of his genius and one of the best librettos ever set. In adapting a play that caused a scandal with its revolutionary take on 18th-century society, librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte focused less on the original topical references and more on the timeless issues embedded in the frothy drawing-room comedy. With Mozart's masterpiece of a score, the result was a witty yet profound tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness.
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
A profoundly humane comedy, Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is set in Seville, Spain, in the late 18th Century. The opera is a remarkable marriage of Mozart's music at the height of his genius and one of the best librettos ever set. In adapting a play that caused a scandal with its revolutionary take on 18th-century society, librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte focused less on the original topical references and more on the timeless issues embedded in the frothy drawing-room comedy. With Mozart's masterpiece of a score, the result was a witty yet profound tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness.