The Marriage of Figaro at Houston Grand Opera. We hear you humming already. HouGrandOpera
The Marriage of Figaro
The opera has been updated to a late '60s Spain - but"a mythical Spain" - as Rutherford is quick to point out. Having traveled to that country during that time period, he says, long hair on men was never allowed when Franco was in charge. Farce is a major ingredient in all this, as in time honored fashion, doors open and close bare seconds before someone would be detected. Hiding places abound, as do impersonations, longstanding grievances and undiscovered relationships. All the while, the Count keeps postponing Figaro's wedding because he wants Susanna for himself.
Asked about critics who don't like updating operas written much earlier in time, Rutherford responds:"I think that’s sad. What you're doing is denying everything that’s happened in the world and society from that point. And you’re denying the intelligence of the audience that have seen great films, great plays, great musicals. I think it would be dull to present it as a museum piece.
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