After agreeing to write the libretto, Mr. Shanley went to see "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Before then, Grandage will direct Evita on Broadway, followed by the Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne, and Red in Los Angeles.

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