The Barber of Seville (play)
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The Barber of Seville or the Useless Precaution is a French play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with original music by Antoine-Laurent Baudron. It was initially conceived as an opéra comique, and was rejecte
A scene from a 19th-century version of The Barber of Seville. Its origins in the commedia dell'arte are shown in this picture, which portrays Figaro dressed in the costume and mask of Harlequin.
Statue of Figaro (1873) by Jean Barnabé Amy
The Marriage of Figaro is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais. This play is the second in the Figaro trilogy, preceded by The Barber of Seville and followed by Th
The Barber of Seville (play)
…not performed until February 23, 1775, at the Comédie-Française in the Tuileries. It is the first play in a trilogy of which the other constituents are The Marriage of Figaro and The Guilty Mother. Though the play was poorly received at first, Beaumarchais worked some fast editing of the script, turning it into a roaring…
Title page from the first edition of The Marriage of Figaro
Advertisement for the first English production, which opened in December 1784
Costume design for Figaro (1807 production)
1785 print showing the Count discovering Chérubin in Suzanne's bedroom