A 'Marriage of Figaro' weds energy and delicacy, slapstick and pathos

Mozart can take some credit for the rapt audience attention and the guffaws that peppered the three hours of the Wolf Trap Opera's opening-night performance of "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Barns on Friday but just some. The production itself floated on just the right balance of energy and delicacy, slapstick and pathos, and on the intimacy of a small stage and a chamber-size hall.