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• Marriage of Figaro, The
  Marriage of Figaro, The

  noun

  an opera (1786) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• The Marriage of Figaro
  The Marriage of Figaro

  An opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in which the servant Figaro outwits his noble master, who is trying to seduce Figaro's fiancée.

Marriage of Figaro, The

American  

[fig-uh-roh] / ˈfɪg əˌroʊ /

noun

1. Italian Le nozze di Figaro.  an opera (1786) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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The Marriage of Figaro Cultural  

1. An opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in which the servant Figaro outwits his noble master, who is trying to seduce Figaro's fiancée.

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The Marriage of Figaro

“Comedies like The Marriage of Figaro — especially comedies — were some of the most subversive pieces, and conveyed its messages in a very clever way that often barely escaped censorship.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024

Among them will be Barber of Seville from Glyndebourne, Turn of the Screw and The Marriage of Figaro from Garsington, and a performance of Opera North's La Traviata filmed from backstage.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2020

It recalls another great document of the period in which we are shown aristocrats routed by their servants – Beaumarchais’s The Marriage of Figaro, first staged in 1784 and made into an opera by Mozart.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2017

In September, protesters gathered near Lincoln Center to air their disapproval of  "Klinghoffer" during the Met's season-opening night performance of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro."

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2014

Among his writings were plays that would later become famous operas, The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen