Work Information
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) K. 492 (Breitkopf edition)
| Work Notes |
Available in the USA and Canada only |
Publisher |
Breitkopf und Härtel |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Chorus |
SSATB |
| Solo Instrument(s) |
6 Sopranos, Alto, 2 Tenors, 4 Basses |
Orchestration |
2.2.2(bthn).2/2200/timp/str |
| Languages |
Italian, English |
Availability |
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Programme Note
Synopsis: Figaro is about to wed Susanna, who has attracted the attention of the Count. The Count has lost interest in his own wife. Further complications ensue when a contract is produced in which Figaro had promised to marry Marcellina if he could not repay money that he owed her. Marcellina, though, turns out to be Figaro’s mother, the Count is tricked and returns to his wife and Figaro and Susanna are finally wed.
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