Figaro!
“Figaro” is a dynamic adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” and Beaumarchais’ play “Le mariage de Figaro”. On stage, Beaumarchais facetiously pulls the strings of the play, whose strongest passages are acted and sung by five singers. This adaptation uses the lines from Beaumarchais’ play. The arias are ...
Shakespeare in Music
The La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra kicks off its concert season with a programme dedicated to the musical world of Shakespeare. Rediscovered at the end of the eighteenth century, the works of the Bard of Avon were a source of inspiration for many composers, and even a dramatic ideal.
Thus, Falstaff, the ...
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