The Marriage of Figaro

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Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata (Trans: The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (1784). Although the play by Beaumarchais was at first banned in Vienna because of its satire of the aristocracy, the opera be... more

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  • Le nozze di Figaro,
  • Le nozze di Figaro, ossia La folle giornata,
  • The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness

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Lorenzo Da Ponte

Lorenzo Da Ponte (10 March 1749 - 17 August 1838) was a Venetian opera librettist and poet. He wrote the librettos for 28 operas by 11 composers, including Mozart. Lorenzo Da Ponte was born Emanuele Conegliano in Ceneda, in the Republic of Venice (now Vittorio Veneto, Italy). He was a Jew by birth....

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  • May 1, 1786

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsart], full baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of...
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The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro (French: ''La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro) is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre Beaumarchais. The play was first performed officially at the Odéon on 27 April 1784, after having been censored for many years. The play was at first banned in Vienna...
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