The Marriage of Figaro (play)

The Marriage of Figaro (French: Le Mariage de Figaro or La Folle Journée) is a comedy in five acts, by Pierre Beaumarchais written in 1778.

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Pierre Beaumarchais - 1778

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The play was first performed officially on 27 April 1784, after having been censored for many years. It is considered as an early indication of the French Revolution in its denouncement of the privileges of the nobility. In it, Beaumarchais uses the main characters from The Barber of Seville, the barber Figaro, Count Almaviva and Rosine, who in this play is now the Countess. Bartholo, the other principle character of The Barber of Seville has a secondary role. The play was turned into an opera by Mozart called Le nozze di Figaro.

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27 April - 1784 - French Revolution - The Barber of Seville - Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro

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