RB&O: Mozart’s The Marriage of FigaroTBC

Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his
wife’s maid Susanna, who is about to marry the Count’s servant, Figaro. Much to Figaro’s dismay,
the Count plans to seduce Susanna on the night of the wedding. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s
young page, has a crush on the Countess, but has just been dismissed after being discovered with
Barbarina, the gardener Antonio’s daughter.
Figaro decides he must foil the Count’s attempt to seduce his wife-to-be and enlists the help of the
Countess, Susanna and Cherubino – the latter disguising himself as a woman. A series of mistaken
identities, misunderstandings and thwarted plans ensue, with all members of the household
participating as each tries to get what – and who – they want.