The banned play that shook Europe
A single day of madness and schemes
Trouser roles and teenage chaos
The garden of secrets and forgiveness
YOUR GOAL
Master of The chaotic wedding day of Figaro
schopenhauer Susanna secretly replaces Cherubino in a locked closet during Mozart's opera.
schopenhauer The chaotic romantic impulses of Cherubino in Count Almaviva's palace
schopenhauer Cherubino escapes through the bedroom window as Susanna hides inside the locked closet.
schopenhauer A luminous Renaissance fresco depicts a female singer dressed as a young nobleman
schopenhauer Sort the characters' secret disguises to master the story of The Marriage of Figaro.
The double disguise: In Act II, a woman plays a boy (Cherubino) who then has to dress up as a girl to escape the Count.
An operatic role in which a female singer portrays a male character. In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1786 opera, the adolescent character Cherubino is traditionally performed by a female mezzo-soprano.
In Act II, where does Cherubino hide when Count Almaviva unexpectedly knocks on the Countess's bedroom door?
Which famous aria does Cherubino sing to the Countess, asking 'You who know what love is, is it what I'm feeling?'
What does Cherubino do to escape the bedroom before the Count breaks open the closet door?
In the energetic aria 'Non più andrai,' what does Figaro tell Cherubino he must prepare for?
What is the name of the adolescent pageboy who is constantly getting into trouble due to his crushes on every woman in the palace?
In operatic terms, what is a 'trouser role' (or pants role), such as the character of Cherubino?
Who is the gardener who enters in Act II, furiously complaining that someone jumped from the balcony and broke his flowerpots?
What object does Cherubino steal from the Countess as a token of his intense, youthful devotion?