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Anthony Roth Costanzo to Sing the Marriage of Figaro on Little Island
August 26, 2024, 10:51.14 pm ET

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Little Island will host a radically re-imagined, 90-minute adaptation of Mozart’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro,” sung and conceived by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, running August 30-September 22 at The Amph.

The production is directed by Dustin Wills with new arrangements and music direction by Dan Schlosberg. Joining Costanzo onstage are Christopher Bannow, Daniel Liu, Ryan Shinji Murray, Emma Ramos, and Ariana Venturi; members of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City; and musicians Julia Danitz, Nicolee Kuester, George Meyer, Clare Monfredo, Tyler Neidermayer, Eleonore Oppenheim, and Kristina Teuschler.


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“In almost every rehearsal, I find myself yelling ‘Who’s idea was this!’ Alas, I have only myself to blame, and only myself to sing with,” said Costanzo. “I have been waiting for a chance to sing every note of this piece since I got my first taste singing Cherubino at 17 years old. I can't imagine a more brilliant team and context to make this fever dream a reality. It is perhaps the most insane thing I’ve ever done, and I relish every second of it.”

For tickets and information, visit littleislandtickets.com


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