January 22. 2022 - January 30. 2022

January 22. 2022 - January 30. 2022

Original Lyric Opera production Fake Opera 1

Mozart’s sublime comedic masterpiece about relationships and human nature takes place on a single crazy day. The Count’s valet, Figaro, is engaged to the Countess’s maid, Susanna. The only problem is that the Count is eager to exercise his right as lord of the manor and have his way with Susanna. But the endlessly resourceful Susanna is too smart for him, and the two servants and the Countess join together to get the better of the Count. Will true love prevail? Find out as Mozart’s incomparable music illuminates every moment, showing us these wonderful characters with all their vulnerabilities and virtues.

  • Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
  • Running Time: 3 hours 45 minutes with 1 intermission
  • Location: Lyric Opera House

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* Lyric debut 

+ Ryan Opera Center alumna 

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Lead Sponsor:

THE NEGAUNEE
FOUNDATION
SYLVIA NEIL AND
DANIEL FISCHEL
RANDY L. AND
MELVIN R.⁰ BERLIN

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Production photos: Michael Brosilow, Todd Rosenberg

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“L’abbandono” with Ricardo José Rivera

In this clip from Sole e Amore, recent Ryan Opera Center alumnus Ricardo José Rivera performs the Bellini gem, “L’abbandono” (“The abandonment”), with Maestro Enrique Mazzola on piano. This melancholy song takes a surprising turn as it builds towards a lively ending.