OPERA

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO BY MOZART
Salle de spectacles régionale Desjardins
● Friday November 8th 2019 at 8pm
● $34 non-subscribers

Figaro, the valet of Count Almaviva, is set to marry Susanna, the Countess's maid. But their wedding day gets continually interrupted by misunderstandings and mischief aimed either at delaying the marriage or at thwarting the plans of the Count, who has vowed to seduce the future bride. The result of Mozart and Da Ponte’s first collaboration, this opera inspired by a Beaumarchais comedy features some of the most promising opera artists in the country and is staged by Alain Gauthier A FIRST LOOK AT THE REPERTOIRE* W.A. MOZART(1756-1791), Le Nozze di Figaro Deh vieni non tardar *Audio file recorded by Chelsea Rus (soprano) and Louise-Andrée Baril (piano), May 2018. Recording and editing by Pierre Levesque.  Non piu andrai *Audio file recorded by Jean-Philippe Mc Clish (baryton) and Louise-Andrée Baril (piano), May 2018. Recording and editing by Pierre Levesque.

ROLES COUNT ALMAVIVA Stephen Duncan, baritone COUNTESS ALMAVIVA Odéi Bilodeau, soprano SUSANNA Catherine St-Arnaud, soprano FIGARO Scott Brooks, bass-baritone CHERUBINO Marie-Andrée Mathieu, mezzo-soprano PIANIST Bryce Lansdell CREATIVE TEAM STAGE DIRECTION Alain Gauthier MUSICAL DIRECTION Louise-Andrée Baril COSTUME, SET & PROP DESIGN Pierre-Luc Boudreau LIGHTING DESIGN Chantal Labonté MAKEUP DESIGN Élène Pearson TECHNICAL DIRECTION Jean-Marie Gardien TOUR TECHNICAL DIRECTION Marie-Hélène Grisé STAGE DIRECTION ASSISTANT AND STAGE MANAGEMENT Chloé Ekker

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