Breaking Down "Non So Più Cosa Son" from W. A. Mozart's Opera, Le Nozze di Figaro

The trouser role of Cherubino is quite an acting challenge. How do you portray a pubescent boy in the throngs of his first grown-up urges? Here are some suggestions that will help you understand the state he is in. As always with Mozart, it's all in the music, but in this case, you might have to resist the obvious in order to portray the character effectively and truthfully. The recording I used to demonstrate the aria features Christine Schäfer, with Nicholas Harnoncourt conducting.