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A grand finalé: MSFO, Voice Program conclude season with timeless ‘Marriage of Figaro’

KRISTEN TRIPLETT – STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Timothy Muffitt conducts the Music School Festival Orchestra during the Student Opera’s production of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

After a few short, busy weeks of rehearsals, recitals and performances, Music School Festival Orchestra and Voice Program students joined forces for one final show: a collaborative production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, performed Monday in the Amphitheater.

The opera, which traditionally spans four hours, was shortened to 90 minutes with narrative sequences marking jumps in the story — but the Voice Program opted to keep in as many large ensembles, trios and duets as possible, giving as many students as possible their chance in the Amp’s spotlights.  

  • From left, Evan Lazdowski as Figaro, Seonho Yu as Count Almaviva, and Lydia Graham as the Countess during the Student Opera's production of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Amanda Batista as the Countess during the Student Opera's performance of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Lucy Evans, as Cherubino, and Nicoletta Berry, as Susannah performs Marriage of Figaro in the opera student's final performance at Chautauqua Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Seonho You, as Count Almaviva, Nicoletta Berry, as Susannah, and Adam Catangui, as Don Basilio perform during the Student Opera's production of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Maria Consamus, as Cherubino, during the Student Opera's production of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Bass-baritone, Evan Lazdowski performs the role of Figaro during the Student Opera's production of Marriage of Figaro at Chautauqua Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Carlos Arcos, as Antonio, performs during the Student Opera's production of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Timothy Muffitt conducts the Music School Festival Orchestra during the Student Opera's production of Marriage of Figaro Monday July 19, 2021 in the Amphitheater KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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The author Kristen Triplett

This is Kristen Triplett’s first season with the Daily where she serves as a photographer. She discovered her love for photography in college and will be graduating from Ball State University with a degree in photojournalism at the end of this summer. Her passions are portrait photography and portraying stories through her work. When not working, Kristen enjoys frequenting local coffee shops, playing guitar and spending time by the riverfront in her hometown of New Albany, Indiana.