Mozart

character analysis La Clemenza di Tito Mozart opera Sesto

Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito displays the damage that the heavy-handed, fearful binarization of gender can cause, and models a love based on true understanding.

Cherubino Le Nozze di Figaro Mozart The Marriage of Figaro

An English translation of Cherubino’s first aria from Le Nozze di Figaro, written for the 2017 Marriage of Figaro production at UT Dallas.

Cherubino Le Nozze di Figaro Mozart The Marriage of Figaro

An English translation of Cherubino’s second aria from Le Nozze di Figaro, written for the 2017 Marriage of Figaro production at UT Dallas.

character analysis Cherubino Le Nozze di Figaro Mozart opera The Marriage of Figaro

Beaumarchais’s original text included detailed character notes: “Chérubin” was to be played as “a charming young scamp, diffident only in the presence of the Countess.”