An evening of wonder, or The marriage of Figaro

By Larissa Schütz, 18 July 2014

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“What man wants most is that which he cannot have.”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 17 July 2014

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Bavarian State Opera

Ivor Bolton, Conductor

Dieter Dorn, Director

Jürgen Rose, Set Designer

Véronique Gens, Countess Almaviva

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Susanna

Christine Schäfer, Cherubino

Gerald Finley, Count Almaviva

Erwin Schrott, Figaro

Umberto Chiummo, Doctor Bartolo

Heike Grötzinger, Marcellina

Alexander Kaimbacher, Don Basilio

Kevin Conners, Don Curzio

Christoph Stephinger, Antonio

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Larissa Schütz

Larissa Schütz lebt und studiert Musikwissenschaft in der Mozartstadt Salzburg. Neben der Oper des 18. Jahrhunderts schlägt ihr Herz aber auch für das Musikdrama Wagners und dessen Zeit. Wenn sie nicht gerade im Konzertsaal sitzt, moderiert sie eine Musiksendung bei einem Salzburger Radiosender.

An evening of wonder, or The Marriage of Figaro