The Marriage of Figaro 101 – Act IV November 9, 2006
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Act IV – The Garden
Scene 1a
#23 Aria: L’ho perduta, me meschina – Barbarina is crying because she has dropped the pin and can’t find it. (Note: It is unusual for such a minor character to have an aria. This is also the only minor key aria in the opera. Could she be, perhaps, mourning the loss of something more than just a pin?)
The Marriage of Figaro 101 – Act III November 9, 2006
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Act III – The Count’s chambers
Scene 1a
Recit: The Count paces, trying to make sense of everything: the anonymous letter, Susanna in the closet, his anxious wife, someone jumping from the balcony, someone else taking the blame. To set his mind at ease, he has sent Basilio to Seville to see if Cherubino has truly gone.
The Marriage of Figaro 101 – Act II November 7, 2006
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Act II – The Countess’s chambers
#10 Aria: Porgi amor – Alone, the Countess mourns, and asks love to soothe the pains of her heart, which has been broken by the Count’s disinterest.
The Marriage of Figaro 101 – Act I November 2, 2006
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The opera begins with one of Mozart’s most famous overtures (not to be confused with Rossini’s overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia). It does not draw on themes from the opera, but serves to set the mood, an apertif, if you will.Scene 1
#1 Duet: Cinque … dieci … venti – Susanna wants to show the wedding veil she has made, but Figaro is preoccupied measuring the room.
