Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Complete Opera (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Complete Opera (Le Nozze di Figaro)
- Instrumentation 11 Soloists, Choir and Orchestra
- Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Series Kalmus Opera Library
- Lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte
- Edition Score
- Publisher Edwin F. Kalmus
- Order no. K-A231101
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Description:
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO) is based on LA FOLLE JOURNEE OU LE MARIAGE DE FIGARO (1784), a comic play by Pierre Beaumarchais. Lorenzo Da Ponte, who also collaborated with Mozart on DON GIOVANNI and COSÍ FAN TUTTE, wrote the libretto, which tells the story of the servant Figaro, and his lover, Susanna, who overcome their employer's schemes to seduce her and secure their own marital bliss. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO premiered May 1, 1786, at the Burgtheater in Vienna. It has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Vocal soli (11 roles SSSSATTBBBB): Chorus. (Vocal/choral scores available separately.)