Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqi4C36AaTw"] Mozart set to work on “Figaro” in 1785, having at this date been ordered by the Emperor Joseph to write an opera for Vienna. Da Ponte was again the librettist, founding his text on Beaumarchais’ famous comedy, “Le Mariage de Figaro,” which had lately been creating a stir in Paris. The opera has no [...]
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