Covent Garden London - 2nd Theatre
Completed in 1809
We have a great impromptu social event available to us. The Peach State Opera Company is performing The Marriage of Figaro on Sunday, September 16, starting at 3 pm, at Perimeter College in Clarkston (just east of 285).
We celebrate Jane Austen's genius, her works, and her times. She was a contemporary of both Mozart and Beethoven. Figaro was first performed in Vienna in 1786 when she was eleven years old. Its London premiere was in 1812. To celebrate the bicentennial of that performance several of our members will be wearing their Regency finery to the show.
There is a pre-concert talk beginning at 2 by Carter Joseph who does the popular 'Opera 101' for Emory Continuing Education and for the Atlanta Opera Company. We've asked that he describe the London opera scene during the Regency era in his remarks.
Tickets are normally $23, but our group rate is $10/person. Please RSVP to RB@JasnaAtlanta.org by noon, Wed, Sep 19th. Also, if you need a ride or would like to carpool with someone in your area, please include that in your reply.
More info about the opera company: Peach State Opera
Great scene performed by NY Met: Non Piu Andrai
Summary with notes on the opera: The Marriage of Figaro
