Madison Opera

The Marriage of Figaro

by W.A. Mozart

Banner text reads: The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart. Two silhouettes hold hands against a stary forest background.

Friday, April 28 and Sunday, April 30

Overture Hall

Age Recommendation

10 and up

Running Time

Approximately 3 hours with 1 intermission

Sung in Italian with projected English translations

PERFECT MUSIC. IMPERFECT HUMANS. 

In 1786, Mozart revolutionized opera. Taking Beaumarchais’ play about servants and nobility – so incendiary that it was banned in Vienna – Mozart composed an opera that is both funny and moving, creating a sublime masterpiece. 

The opera takes place on one day, and tells of Susanna and Figaro’s maneuvering to get married as they plot around the Count with the help of the Countess and several people with their own agendas. Music elevates every moment, and the flaws of humanity give way to the beauty of compassion. 

One of the greatest operas ever written, Figaro is ever-young, ever-wise, and ever-transcendent.

Meet the Cast

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Susanna

Jasmine Habersham

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Countess Almaviva

Elizabeth Caballero

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Figaro

Matt Boehler

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Count Almaviva

Michael Adams

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Cherubino

Kirsten Lippart

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Marcellina

Margaret Gawyrsiak

Thank you to our sponsors

  • Marshall Osborn
  • The Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
  • Kato & David Perlman
  • Bert & Diane Adams
  • Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundation
  • Kennedy Gilchrist & Heidi Wilde
  • Hurley Burish, S.C.
  • Chun Lin
  • Patricia & Stephen Lucas
  • Sally & Mike Miley
  • The Wallach Family
  • Rick & Gail Nordheim
  • Cyrena & Lee Pondrom
  • The Ann Stanke Fund
  • Friends of Kathryn Smith

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