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DESCRIPTION:Aug 1\, 2026\nIt’s no secret that Andris Nelsons is parting w
 ays with the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, and not by choice. Many constitue
 nts inside the institution and out have made known their extreme displeasu
 re. But his tenure as music director continues through the end of the 2027
  Tanglewood season\, and his work continues in its established fashion. Op
 era in concert has been a Nelsons mainstay—but opera free of the costly\
 , elaborate trappings that can turn semi- or fully staged concert-hall eve
 nts into newsmakers and audience-builders. The argument over which comes f
 irst in opera—words or music—is as old as the art form itself. But tha
 t’s no longer the question. No disrespect to the arts of the theater\, b
 ut is it the fusion of music and words that comes first or all the froufro
 u? Okay\, I’ve tipped my hand. Nelsons\, too\, seems to favor “pure”
  realization of the drama as set down by the composer. So that’s what he
 ’s offering with The Marriage of Figaro\, by universal consent one of th
 e crown jewels of the genre. The female principals are an especially promi
 sing lot\, with Hanna-Elisabeth Müller as the Countess\, Nikola Hillebran
 d as her indispensable maid Susanna\, and Emily D’Angelo as Cherubino\, 
 the “butterfly” pageboy who flits from one to the other and anyone els
 e in skirts. Susan Graham\, long a reigning Cherubino\, returns as Marcell
 ina\, a domestic with the game-changing secret. Michael Sumuel is Figaro\,
  the former factotum of Seville\, now the plaything of his bride Susanna\,
  arguably a wilier customer than he. Joshua Hopkins appears as Figaro’s 
 employer\, the Count\, who coasts on privilege\, or tries to.
LOCATION:Tanglewood\, 297 West St\, Lenox\, MA 01240\, USA
SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro\, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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