FIGARO/FAGGOTS

Baryshnikov Arts presents the World Premiere of Kevin Carillo’s FIGARO/FAGGOTS, September 24, 26 and 27. A theatre/opera hybrid work, FIGARO/FAGGOTS marries W.A. Mozart’s classic opera The Marriage of Figaro with gay rights activist Larry Kramer’s incendiary novel, Faggots. Set on Fire Island in 1977, the performance investigates the complexities of same-sex partnership and fight for marriage equality through a score by Mozart, transformed with a new libretto sourced entirely from texts by Kramer.