The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Today’s featured piece the…
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The Marriage of Figaro Act IV Ah Tutti Contenti (Ah, All Content) (1786) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This is the second piece to feature here from one of Mozart’s most adored Operas – The Marriage of Figaro. More background information about the Opera’s conception and story and can be found in my post Ecco la Marcia Act…
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The Marriage of Figaro Act III – Ecco la Marcia (1786) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
With the French Revolution looming Pierre Beaumarchais wrote the French comedy “The Barber of Seville” in 1773. It was conceived as an Opera comique and not performed until much later due to political and legal problems with the author. Mozart…
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