“The Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Place: A castle near Andalusia, Spain

Time: Late 18th century

Act 1

Early morning, a room for storage, soon to become Susanna and Figaro’s new living quarters.

Act 2

A few minutes later, Contessa Rosina Almaviva’s living quarters. There is a locking closet on one side of the room and a doorway to another room on the other side.

Act 3

Later that day, a large room where a wedding will be held.

Act 4

Late that evening, a garden outside the Almaviva’s palace. There are two pavilions on either side of the stage.

• • •           

Cast

Figaro, valet to Count Almaviva
Powell Brumm, guest artist (Thurs & Sat)
Jared Peterson (Fri & Sun)

Susanna, the Contessa’s maid
Aubrey Cole (Thurs & Sat)
Min Liu (Fri & Sun)

Count Almaviva
Zhong Liu (Thurs & Sat)
Suyoung Lee (Fri & Sun)

Contessa Rosina Almaviva
Bethany Pehrson (Thurs & Sat)
Clarissa Christina Smith (Fri & Sun)

Cherubino, the Count’s page
Yiyan Ji (Thurs & Sat)
Diana Peralta (Fri & Sun)

Marcellina, housekeeper to Dr. Bartolo
Nan Sun (Thurs & Sat)
Beth Jargstorf (Fri & Sun)

Dr. Bartolo, a doctor from Seville
Octavio Moreno (guest artist)

Barbarina, daughter of Antonio
Kassidy Smith

Don Basilio, a music teacher
Michael Dewayne Jackson

Don Curzio, a notary
Topher Esguerra

Antonio the gardener, Susanna’s uncle
Juan Flores (guest artist)

Ensemble

Ron Chau, Topher Esguerra, Macy Halverson, Isabelle Knowles, Troy Moreno, Jordan Padilla, Kassidy Smith, Ethan Snapp, Ariella Traub

• • •           

The University of Arizona Opera Theater Artistic Staff

Conductor – Thomas Cockrell

Stage Director – Cynthia Stokes

Vocal Coach & Chorus Master – Pedro Yanez

Accompanist – Sophia Su

Set Design – Sally Day

Costume Design – Chris Allen

Lighting Design – Todd Poelstra

Stage Manager – Nadya Eldurubi

Production Manager – Carson Scott

Assistant Conductors – Yudai Ueda, Maria Fátima Corona del Toro

Assistant Director – Keenan Elijah Dolan

Assistant Stage Manager – Brian McElroy

Fight Director – Brent Gibbs

Opera Graduate Assistant & Diction Coach – Lindsey McHugh

Wigs – Alita Lopez

Supertitle Operator – Martina Portychova

Wardrobe – Collin Brownell, Leah Laisure, Angelina Fusitua, Sam Pechersky, Ivanna Guzman Alvirez

Dr. Lori Wiest, Director, Fred Fox School of Music