"The Marriage of Figaro" at California Theatre

Opera San Jos launches its 2022-23 season with an all-new production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," transported to colonial India during Victorian Imperial rule. Sexual politics and class resentments play out through the prism of shifting power and revolution, culminating in a sparkling Indian wedding that will bring the exuberance of Bollywood to the California Theatre stage. Opera San Jos will join forces with Mosaic America to bring Indian classical dance to Mozarts masterpiece. Internationally acclaimed conductor Viswa Subbaraman makes his company debut at the podium, while director Brad Dalton returns to stage this vibrant production. The opera will feature Maya Kherani as Susanna, Efran Sols as Figaro, Eugene Brancoveanu as Count Almaviva, Maria Natale as Countess Almaviva, Deepa Johnny as Cherubino, Tahanee Aluwihare as Marcellina, Matthew Anchel as Dr. Bartolo, Zhengyi Bai as Don Basilio, Krishna Raman as Don Curzio, Melissa Sondhi as Barbarina, and Jess Vicente Murillo as Antonio. "The Marriage of Figaro" will be sung in Italian, with English and Spanish supertitles.SHOWS:7:30pm, Saturday, September 102:00pm, Sunday, September 117:30pm, Thursday, September 152:00pm, Sunday, September 187:30pm, Friday, September 232:00pm, Sunday, September 25