![]() The Madison Symphony Orchestra opened the show with the bright, snappy overture from The Marriage of Figaro. Broadway hits and a special tribute to Stephen Sondheim, who celebrated his 80th birthday this year, made a jazzy mix. The repertoire for Madison Opera's ninth summer in the park featured arias from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Weill's The Threepenny Opera and Verdi's La Traviata - all operas the group will perform this coming season. Although ominous clouds settled over Garner Park just before the show started Saturday night, Mother Nature cooperated and held off the rain until after an estimated 14,000 opera fans and newcomers (the largest crowd ever) took up their picnic baskets and headed home. ![]() Opera in the Park 2010 could not have happened on a better evening.
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