Join co-hosts Chris Stacey and Daniel Balsam for a discussion about the concept of "small dramas" embedded in 18th century opera and the social significance of traditional and alternative productions of Mozart's  Le Nozze di Figaro. We'll view provocative "numbers" from productions at the Opéra national de Paris, 2022, The Royal Opera, 2022, and the 2023 Salzburg Festival. An evening of operatic intrigue not to be missed!

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Time: 6:30PM Central, 7:30PM Eastern, 4:30PM Pacific, for those in Europe at 12:30am London Time on May 29.

Location: Zoom Video Conference

Cost: Free

Productions

Opéra national de Paris, 2022, Palais Garnier

Creative

Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel

Director, Set design, Costume design and video: Netia Jones

Lighting design: Lucy Carter

Choreography: Sophie Laplane

Dramaturgy: Solène Souriau

Chorus master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Cast

Figaro: Luca Pisaroni

Susanna: Ying Fang

Il Conte di Almaviva: Christopher Maltman

La Contessa di Almaviva: Maria Bengtsson

Marcellina: Dorothea Röschmann

The Royal Opera, 2022

Royal Opera House

Creative

Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: David McVicar

Designer: Tanya McCallin

Lighting designer: Paule Constable

Movement director: Leah Hausman

Cast

Figaro: Riccardo Fassi

Susanna: Giulia Semenzato

Count Almaviva: Germán E. Alcántara

Countess Almaviva: Federica Lombardi

Marcellina: Monica Bacelli

2023 Salzburg Festival

Creative

Vienna Philharmonic

Conductor: Raphaël Pichon

Stage director: Martin Kušej

Set designer: Raimund Orfeo Voigt

Costumes: Alan Hranitelj

Lighting: Friedrich Rom

Dramaturgy: Olaf A. Schmitt

Cast

Figaro: Krzysztof Baczyk

Susanna: Sabine Devieilhe

Count Almaviva: Andrè Schuen

Countess Almaviva: Adriana Gonzalez

Marcellina: Kristina Hammarström