CHARACTERS SYNOPSIS - Arizona Theatre Company

puzzled. The Count pleads forgiveness. Figaro enters and asks for an immediate wedding. The
Count interrogates him about the anonymous letter. Antonio enters, complaining about his
flowers, damaged by whoever jumped through the window. Susanna and the Countess try to
convince the Count that Antonio is drunk again, but it is Figaro who assumes the blame, saying it
was he who jumped from the window. Antonio presents a letter dropped by whoever jumped
through the window. The Count believes he has caught Figaro in a lie, but Figaro correctly
guesses that the letter is Cherubino’s army commission. Marcellina, Basilio, and Bartolo enter,
demanding that Figaro honor his word and marry Marcellina or repay his debt. The Count
postpones wedding arrangements until he has fully investigated the matter.
ACT III
The Count is reflecting on the current situation when Susanna enters. She says she is prepared to
meet him later that evening in the garden, if he gives her the promised dowry. Susanna can pay
off Marcellina with the dowry and be free to marry Figaro. Susanna leaves and meets Figaro, and
assures him they will win their case. The Count overhears and becomes infuriated that his
servants enjoy a happiness that he does not. He plots revenge against Figaro.
Figaro, Marcellina, and Bartolo join the Count and his notary, Don Curzio, for the judgment:
Figaro must marry Marcellina or repay his debt. Figaro says he cannot marry without the consent
of his parents, from whom he was stolen as an infant. Marcellina realizes that Figaro is her long
lost son by Bartolo. The Count and Don Curzio are upset by the happy reunion. Susanna enters
with the money to pay Figaro’s debt, but upon seeing
Figaro embracing Marcellina, she becomes upset.
Marcellina and Figaro explain their reunion, and celebrate
the rediscovery of a long-lost son while the Count and
Don Curzio curse the events of the trial.
Marion Pop plays Count Almaviva
Meanwhile, the Countess is still mourning the loss of her
husband’s affections. Susanna enters, and after she
informs her of the verdict of Figaro’s case, they compose
a letter to the Count to meet her in the pine grove. They
seal the letter with a pin.
Barbarina and Cherubino in disguise arrive with flowers for
the Countess. The Count enters with Antonio, who reveals that Cherubino was the one who
jumped out of the balcony window and on to the flower bed. Barbarina pleads with the Count not
to punish Cherubino and let her marry him. The Count agrees.