The Metropolitan Opera The Marriage of Figaro (2014)

Richard Eyres elegant production which opened the Mets 201415 season sets the action of Mozarts timeless social comedy in a manor house in 1930s Seville Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast as the resourceful Figaro set on outwitting his master the philandering Count Almaviva played by Peter Mattei Marlis Petersen sings Susanna the object of the Counts affection and Figaros bridetobe Amanda Majeski is the Countess and Isabel Leonard gives a standout performance as the pageboy Cherubino Music Director James Levine on the podium brings out all the humor drama and humanity of Mozarts score