Daily Archives: October 2, 2015

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Opera Buffa, Heavy on the Buffa

Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro may be the world’s most beloved opera. Singers love to sing it. Musicians love to play it. And, most importantly, audiences love to see it. Every city seeking a local opera culture will soon produce this great treasure of civilization. Early Chicago saw Colonel James Mapleson, the great English opera […]