The Marriage of Figaro
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The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, is a commedia per musica in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater
Early 19th-century engraving depicting Count Almaviva and Susanna in act 3
Act 1: Cherubino hides behind Susanna's chair as the count arrives.
Printed libretto for the Prague production of 1786
Engraving of Lorenzo da Ponte by Michele Pekenino, after a portrait by the American painter Nathaniel Rogers (1788–1844)
Lorenzo Da Ponte
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Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Italian and American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: The Ma
The Marriage of Figaro
…pronounced ), K. 492, is a commedia per musica (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786. The opera's libretto is based on the 1784 stage comedy by Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou…
Republic of Venice, birthplace of Lorenzo Da Ponte
Painting of Venice, Italy, circa 1735, by artist Canaletto
Mozart's portrait. Da Ponte wrote numbers of his libretti, including 1786 comedy opera The Marriage of Figaro.