Conde de Almaviva

[classical music]

[classical music]In the final act of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, the womanizing Count Almaviva is about to get his comeuppance at last.

The highly convoluted plot takes place over just one day, and I've yet to find anybody who can recite it from beginning to end in the right order.

And that includes me, and I've seen it I don't know how many times.

read by Beeswax Candle.

Count Almaviva, read by Wayne Cook.

Florestina, read by Shrimpfish.

Countess Almaviva, read by Wendy Katziller.

The

Neapolitan, read by Inko.

must i own the truth my friend the loss of my alphonso and just at the moment when after ten long years of separation i hoped to clasp and ripen into man to my expecting bosom appeared to me the heaviest of calamities but yet a more poignant sorrow aggravated by perpetual reflection keeps my wounded heart still bleeding and renders life a burden to me

had you not enjoined me not to speak to you on the subject i would observe that your second son My second son? Ah, I have none.

by Beeswax Candle.

Count Almaviva, read by Wayne Cook.

Florestina, read by Shrimpfish.

Countess Almaviva, read by Wendy Katziller.

The

Neapolitan, read by Inko.

How the surviving son seems to have become his aversion.

Alas, too much so.

Beeswax Candle.

Count Almaviva, read by Wayne Cook.

Florestina, read by Shrimpfish.

Countess Almaviva, read by Wendy Katziller.

The Neapolitan,

read by Inko.

it is scarce nine o'clock yet and i feel so weary the order which she gave me when i took my leave of her deprived me of my whole night's rest susan decorate my apartments as soon as it be light with flowers and give orders at the gate that no one be admitted to me all the day make me a nosegay susan all black and red and faded save one poor snowdrop in the midst unhappy mistress here it is what dismal preparations she sighed and wept alas it is saint leon's day the patron of her son and of another person who is now no more

looking at the

Signor Astuto, read by Beeswax Candle

Count Almaviva, read by Wayne Cook

Florestina, read by Shrimpfish

Countess Almaviva, read by Wendy Katz Hiller

Had you not enjoined me not to speak to you on the subject, I would observe that your second son-

My second son? Ah, I have none

noneCompose yourself, Count Almaviva.

Let us reason coolly.

by Beeswax Candle.

Count Almaviva, read by Wayne Cook.

Florestina, read by Shrimpfish.

Countess Almaviva, read by Wendy Katziller.

The Neapolitan,

read by Inko.

No, be it what it may, you have too much honour to commit

a— A what? Speak, I can bear to hear it.