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SUMMARY:Behind the Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro
DTSTAMP:20260403T174641Z
DTSTART:20260502T180000Z
DESCRIPTION:With Le nozze di Figaro\, Mozart composed a tragicomic classic 
	that has been a\ncrowd favourite since its premiere in 1786. Mozart and li
	brettist Da Ponte\ncombine playful intrigues with existential questions ab
	out life and social\ncriticism\, which\, under Kirill Serebrennikov’s dire
	ction\, remain as relevant as\never. During this evening\, we will delve i
	nto the underlying themes of Mozart’s\nmasterpiece about love\, power\, an
	d deceit.\n\nThe opera takes place over the course of one day full of craz
	iness. Figaro and\nSusanna are preparing for their wedding\, but their emp
	loyer\, Count Almaviva\,\nturns out to have a crush on Susanna. Meanwhile\
	, his wife\, the Countess\, is\nseduced by the young Cherubino.\n\nBeing a
	n unconventional director\, Kirill Serebrennikov reveals the passions and\
	nmotivations behind the characters in this household\, which presents an o
	rderly\nexterior but harbours turbulence on the inside. Bearing resemblanc
	e to a\nthriller\, the relationships are pushed to a breaking point. Sereb
	rennikov adds\nan extra storyline by splitting the role of Cherubino – a t
	eenage boy\,\nconventionally performed by a female singer – into a male an
	d a female\ncharacter. The silent but lively Cherubino—played by a male ac
	tor—is brimming\nwith sexual desire yet fails to notice the love that the 
	singing Cherubina feels\nfor him.\n\nDuring Behind the Opera\, we’ll take 
	a closer look at the origins and the staging\nof this work\, and explore t
	hemes from the opera: how do you control your\ndesires\, or do your desire
	s control you? And how does social criticism affect\nthe making of an oper
	a that confronts the viewer with the struggle of releasing\nyour inhibitio
	ns?\n\nBehind the Opera is an initiative from De Balie in collaboration wi
	th De\nNationale Opera en Ballet. This evening at De Balie offers an intro
	duction to\nSerebrennikov’s Le nozze di Figaro ahead of its premiere on Ma
	y 8th.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/behind-the-opera-le-nozze-di-figaro
GEO:52.3630433;4.8828596
LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,idee & verbeelding,leidseplein
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>With <em>Le nozze di Figaro</em>, M
	ozart composed a tragicomic classic that has been a crowd favourite since 
	its premiere in 1786. Mozart and librettist Da Ponte combine playful intri
	gues with existential questions about life and social criticism, which, un
	der Kirill Serebrennikov’s direction, remain as relevant as ever. During t
	his evening, we will delve into the underlying themes of Mozart’s masterpi
	ece about love, power, and deceit.</strong></p> <p>The opera takes place o
	ver the course of one day full of craziness. Figaro and Susanna are prepar
	ing for their wedding, but their employer, Count Almaviva, turns out to ha
	ve a crush on Susanna. Meanwhile, his wife, the Countess, is seduced by th
	e young Cherubino.</p> <p>Being an unconventional director, Kirill Serebre
	nnikov reveals the passions and motivations behind the characters in this 
	household, which presents an orderly exterior but harbours turbulence on t
	he inside. Bearing resemblance to a thriller, the relationships are pushed
	 to a breaking point. Serebrennikov adds an extra storyline by splitting t
	he role of Cherubino – a teenage boy, conventionally performed by a female
	 singer – into a male and a female character. The silent but lively Cherub
	ino—played by a male actor—is brimming with sexual desire yet fails to not
	ice the love that the singing Cherubina feels for him.</p> <p>During Behin
	d the Opera, we’ll take a closer look at the origins and the staging of th
	is work, and explore themes from the opera: how do you control your desire
	s, or do your desires control you? And how does social criticism affect th
	e making of an opera that confronts the viewer with the struggle of releas
	ing your inhibitions?</p> <p> <em>Behind the Opera </em>is an initiative f
	rom De Balie in collaboration with De Nationale Opera en Ballet. This even
	ing at De Balie offers an introduction to Serebrennikov’s <em>Le nozze di 
	Figaro </em>ahead of its premiere on May 8th.</p>
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