The Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s first opera of the year was The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart. The opera follows the story of engaged lovers “Susanna” and “Figaro” as they try to keep ‘Il Conte” from coming between them by seducing Susanna. The opera had performances Nov. 17-19 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
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- Carly Moore, music theater junior and Cady Lewis, opera performance grad, play “Cherubino” and “Susanna.”
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- Kimberly Dyckman, music theater grad, plays “La Contessa.”
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- Carly Moore, music theater junior, serenades Kimberly Dyckman, music theater grad.
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- Jin Yu, opera performance grad; Austin Martin, vocal performance senior; Kimberly Dyckman, music theater grad, and Cady Lewis, opera performance grad, perform in Act II of the opera.
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- The chorus women visit the countess.
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- Jin Yu, opera performance grad, sings “Vedrò, mentr’io sospiro.”
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- Jin Yu, opera performance grad, plays “Il Conte,” and Harold Wayne, vocal performance senior plays “Antonio.”
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- Jin Yu, opera performance grad, sings before the common people.
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- The cast of Marriage of Figaro dances.
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- Cassi Gardner, vocal performance sophomore, plays “Barberina.”
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- Claire Greenberg, music theater sophomore, plays “Marcellina.”
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- Austin Martin, vocal performance senior, plays “Figaro.”
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- Cady Lewis, opera performance grad, sings “Deh vieni, non tardar.”
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- Kimberly Dyckman, music theater grad, disguises as “Susanna.”
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- Austin Martin, vocal performance senior, mistakes Cady Lewis, opera performance grad, for “La Contessa.”
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- Carly Moore, music theater junior, teases Kimberly Dyckman, music theater grad, thinking she is “Susanna,” as Jin Yu, , and Cady Lewis, opera performance grad, observe.
Photos by Elina Moon and Hannah Rogers
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