The Teatro Grattacielo is set to close its 2025 season with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.”

The production, which will be performed at the Downstairs Theater at La MaMa from July 25 to 27, 2025 will be conducted by Mexican pianist and conductor Abdiel Vázquez, with direction by Teatro Grattacielo’s Artistic Director, Stefanos Koroneo.

Regarding teh production Koroneos said, “Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais’ The Marriage of Figaro has long fascinated me—not merely as a comedic masterpiece but as a daring precursor to societal upheaval. Napoleon Bonaparte aptly remarked that it was “the Revolution already put into action,” highlighting its role in challenging the status quo and foreshadowing the French Revolution. In this production, shadows play a pivotal role, serving as metaphors for the unseen forces and suppressed desires that drive the characters. By manipulating light and shadow, we reveal the dualities within each persona—their public facades and private turmoils—creating a world that teeters between illusion and reality. To deepen this connection to Beaumarchais’ biting satire, I have embedded moments of the original play’s dialogue into the score, allowing the voices of the past to echo within Mozart’s music.”

The opera will feature two casts: Nicola Ziccardi, Eric Luis Vinas, Sarah Rose Johnson, Lu Huang, Amelia Burshe, Bry Toll, Jenna Weitman, Paulina Rodriguez, Jongwon Choi, Ziliang Hao, Eugenia Forteza, and Jordan Seguin-Gascoigne.

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