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The Marriage of Figaro
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| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | The Marriage of Figaro |
A sequel to "The Barber of Seville"
| Count Almaviva | | The Marriage of Figaro |
Unfaithful to his wife, Rosina in this Mozart comic opera
| Figaro | | The Marriage of Figaro |
Bass-baritone voice; the Count's valet
| Susanna | | The Marriage of Figaro |
Figaro's future wife; in the service of the Countess
| The Marriage of Figaro | | "Dove Sono" |
Soprano aria sung by Countess Almaviva
| The Marriage of Figaro | | "Se Vuol Ballare" |
"if you want to dance"; can be read as a political attack on the nobility of Mozart's time
| The Marriage of Figaro | | Che Soave Zeffiretto |
Soprano and soprano
| Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais | | The Marriage of Figaro |
1784; basis for Mozart's opera
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) |
(1786) This comic opera was banned at some European courts due to the scandalous behavior of its characters. Chiefly offensive to royal audiences was the depiction of an aristocrat (The Count) as morally corrupt. Also objectionable was the notion that Figaro, a mere servant, might be so much cleverer than his entitled master.