Los Angeles Opera’s recurring production of “The Marriage of Figaro,” directed by Ian Judge, mixes a bit of Franco’s Spain with a bit of ‘50s Hollywood, a bit of vulgar tomfoolery and a few real fireworks at the end. First seen in 2004, the production is on stage again, populated with an international cast. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Bo Skovhus, left, portrays the no-account Count and Daniel Okulitch is his put-upon servant, Figaro. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. Opera cast also includes, from left, Christopher Gillett as Don Basilio, Ronnita Nicole Miller as Marcellina and Alessandro Guerzoni as Doctor Bartolo. Placido Domingo conducts through Oct. 10, then Israel Gursky takes over. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Seeking to counterplot the men, the women employ a bit of deception of their own. Marlis Petersen, left, as Susanna, and Martina Serafin as the Countess, dress up Renata Pokupic’s Cherubino. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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The Count (Bo Skovhus) and Countess (Martina Serafin) encounter each other in the dark garden. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Daniel Okulitch as Figaro dances with Marlis Petersen as Susanna. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The chorus gathers for the festivities. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Daniel Okulitch as Figaro has a heart-to-heart with Martina Serafin’s Countess. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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Bo Skovhus’ Count, right, is unhappy to discover Renata Pokupic’s Cherubino. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Marlis Petersen’s Susanna finds herself in the midst of romantic machinations. Bo Skovhus, left, is the Count and Christopher Gillett is Don Basilio. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Bo Skovhus’ philandering Count, left, gets a bit too familiar with Marlis Petersen’s Susanna. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Figaro is a barber-turned-servant. Daniel Okulitch wields an instrument of his trade in “The Marriage of Figaro,” which contines through Oct. 17 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
