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Intrigue, infidelity and cross-dressing, girl-crazy boys—this is only a sampling of the rousing fun included in the Dunster House Opera Society’s delightful production of Mozart’s classic, The Marriage of Figaro...
...creative team, led by producer James R. Salzmann ’02, director Sarah E. Meyers ’02 and music director Michael A. Schuler ’03, presents a vigorous but faithful retelling of the tale of Count Almaviva, his valet, Figaro, and the beautiful women and mischievous boys that people their aristocratic world...
...male leads, Scott P. Asher ’02 and Thomas P. Lowe ’05, who play Governor Almaviva and Figaro, respectively, both carry their scenes ably, communicating the opera’s inherent comic appeal. Lowe’s wickedly clever yet playful Figaro is particularly memorable. He brings roars of laughter from the crowd, and his mischievous glances charm the audience...
...This Figaro, though, is a team effort, and the supporting cast merits recognition, including the precious portrayal of Marcellina, Figaro’s middle-aged pursuer-turned-long-lost-mother, by Emily Ludmir...
...Osama Bin Laden may be in less danger from smart bombs than from kidney stones, according to a report in the French daily Le Figaro. In a report picked up throughout Europe the Paris paper and Radio France International claimed the Saudi terrorist checked himself into Dubai's American Hospital in July, where he spent 10 days undergoing urgent treatment to his ailing renal system. "Intelligence sources believe that bin Laden bought a dialysis machine earlier this year which he had shipped to Kandahar," says the Times about the Le Figaro report. "His problem now will be operating such equipment...