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90120". >> meet figero. the star of mozart's classic opera, the marriage of figero reimagined as an undocumented mexican immigrant where the original character was a servant to a count. this figero lives on the estate of a real estate tycoon. his boss has his eye on susana. >> it's in english and splans splanglish. >> star jose perez is himself mexican. >> it's an interesting cast of what w we have here. it's the microcosm of the american society. >> it was performed 230 years ago. at heart it's a story that pits haves against have nots. in this case an undocumented immigrants. at the manhattan school of music productions like this are helping to draw new audiences to opera. >> we have a name and the title that the audience is going to recognize. then you have a contemporary iconic reference that people are going to identify with, and it's a smashup that you'll want to see because it's new and different. >> he wanted to create a work as revolutionary as mozart's was in his day. >> there are universal human r
90120". >> meet figero. the star of mozart's classic opera, the marriage of figero reimagined as an undocumented mexican immigrant where the original character was a servant to a count. this figero lives on the estate of a real estate tycoon. his boss has his eye on susana. >> it's in english and splans splanglish. >> star jose perez is himself mexican. >> it's an interesting cast of what w we have here. it's the microcosm of the american society. >> it was...
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the opera "figero 90120" is a modern spin about immigration in the united states. >> meet figero, theof mozart's classic opera, the marriage of figero, reimagined as an undocumented mexican immigrant. the original character was a servant to a count. this figero lives on the estate of a real estate tycoon. in this story his boss has his eyes on his fiancÉ susana. >> it's in english and spanglish so it is accessible to the audience. >> it is a chance to play characters that modern audience can relate to. including an aspiring actress and a star of hip-hop. >> it's a very interesting cast that we have here. it's a micros couldism of the american society. >> figero was first performed 230 years ago. at hearts it's a story that pits haves against have notes. in this case an undocumented immigrant. the themes are as relevant at ever. >> production likes this are helping to draw new audiences to opera. >> to have a the name in the title that the audience is going to recognize. then you have a contemporary iconic republicans that people are also going to identify with, and it sounds like a ma
the opera "figero 90120" is a modern spin about immigration in the united states. >> meet figero, theof mozart's classic opera, the marriage of figero, reimagined as an undocumented mexican immigrant. the original character was a servant to a count. this figero lives on the estate of a real estate tycoon. in this story his boss has his eyes on his fiancÉ susana. >> it's in english and spanglish so it is accessible to the audience. >> it is a chance to play...
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now, a remake over classic opera called figero 90210 is taking center stage.erformance in new york. >> meet figaro. ♪ >> the star of mozart's classic opera, the marriage of figaro reimagined as an undocumented mexican immigrant where the original character was a serve ants to a count. this figaro lives on the estate of a california real estate tycoon. in both stories, his boss has eyes on his fiance. >> it has all of mozart's museie in english a& panglish some it makes it more accessible. >> it's a chance to play characters modern audiences can relate to including an aspiring act tress and a teenager obsessed with hip-hop. star jose adon es is mexican. >> it's a very interesting cast. what we have here. it's a micro kosmos of the american society. >> figero was first performed 230 years ago. at heart is a story that pits haves against have-not did. in this case, an undocumented immigrant. the themes are as relevant as ever in american society. >> at the manhattan school of music, experts say productions like this are helping to draw new audiences to opera. >>
now, a remake over classic opera called figero 90210 is taking center stage.erformance in new york. >> meet figaro. ♪ >> the star of mozart's classic opera, the marriage of figaro reimagined as an undocumented mexican immigrant where the original character was a serve ants to a count. this figaro lives on the estate of a california real estate tycoon. in both stories, his boss has eyes on his fiance. >> it has all of mozart's museie in english a& panglish some it makes...