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A veritable match made in heaven: The Marriage of Figaro at San Francisco Opera

By Paul Selar, 19 June 2015
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“Sly and Oropesa's recitative passages were full of exciting speculative interest and intoned detail”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 14 June 2015
Programme
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Performers
San Francisco Opera
Patrick Summers, Conductor
Robin Guarino, Director
Gary Marder, Set Designer
Philippe Sly, Figaro
Lisette Oropesa, Susanna
Luca Pisaroni, Count Almaviva
Nadine Sierra, Countess Almaviva
Kate Lindsey, Cherubino
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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Paul Selar
Paul Selar
Also known as 'OperaChaser', Paul's passion for attending opera in performance spans 30 years. With a background in architecture and an unstoppable need to travel, Paul's foray into the world of reviewing started as Opera Australia's inaugural Critic-in-Training. He currently blogs at operachaser.blogspot.com.au.