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In a specialized hermetic drama about love won and lost not necessarily by the same individuals novice director Christine Laurent has focused on the backstage melodramas of an opera company The conductor for an upcoming performance of the Marriage of Figaro has his mind and heart on other matters an entrancing diva who keeps him enraptured with her presence and voice In the meantime he finds fault with his cast members who cannot of course measure up to the woman of his dreams As singers encounter one problem or another it is clear that something has to be done about the conductor Director Laurent designed costumes for both theater and opera giving her some insight into the venue