Kaaren Erickson, a native Seattle soprano, sang her first of several Mozart heroines for Seattle Opera in this production.

Michael Burt (Figaro) and Kaaren Erickson (Susanna) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion

Kaaren Erickson (Susanna) and Jon Gruett (Don Basilio) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion

Michael Burt (Figaro) and Patricia Schuman (Cherubino) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion

Jon Gruett (Don Basilio), Kaaren Erickson (Susanna), and John Reardon (Count Almaviva) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion

Ralph Bassett (Dr. Bartolo) and Julie Mirel (Marcellina) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion

Patricia Schuman (Cherubino), Eleanor Bergquist (the Countess), Kaaren Erickson (Susanna) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion

Eleanor Bergquist (the Countess) and John Reardon (Count Almaviva) in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, 1983 © Chris Bennion