Better than the sum of its parts
Is there any opera more bullet-proof than Le Nozze di Figaro?
21 pieces since 2013 — in 11 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Figaro — stats above show all coverage for Adam Plachetka.
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It’s an old chestnut of a joke that applies even more to opera than to the theatre: A veteran actor is on his deathbed.
It was odd, if not downright uncomfortable, to watch Le Nozze di Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera.
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