Written by an Austrian (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), with an Italian libretto (by Lorenzo da Ponte) based on a French play (by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais), "The Marriage of Figaro" - now in a new production at Lyric Opera - is set in a Spanish palace outside Seville in the 18th century, where the principal activity appears to be the pursuit of liaisons, both wanted and unwanted, among the royals and their servants. Th…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:15PM on September 27, 2015