The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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This Figaro hits all the right notes
An excellent production that brings out all the class and gender issues as well as offering an impressive staging, writes JOHN GREEN
Alison Rose and the female members of the ENO Chorus
[Alastair Muir]
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CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
The Marriage of Figaro
English National Opera
London
Mozart’s most revolutionary comic opera tackles traditional gender roles and class society. But packages it in scintillating orchestral writing and vocal fireworks. It is based on the play by Beaumarchais first performed in 1784. At the time the play was banned in Vienna due its subversive subject matter.
As a result of the ‘#MeToo’ movement, situations where wealthy and powerful men sexually harass women have become a key issue, so Mozart’s 200-year-old opera is as relevant as ever.
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