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	The Marriage of Figaro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mozart's Italian Opera buffas are known for their muddled character drama, as opposed to the simple tragic love triangles of Belcanto and later operas.
		The Marriage of Figaro is a sequel to The Barber of Seville, and recounts a single "crazy" day in the palace of the Count Almaviva.
		Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, performed by the Edison Concert Choir (1908)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Marriage_of_Figaro (2937 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro
		The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) is set in Count Almaviva's castle in Seville in the late 18th Century.
		But their argument is interrupted by the arrival of Figaro and a group of peasants, who, at Figaro's instigation, are singing the Count's praises for having abolished the feudal right of the lord of the manor to sleep with his servant's bride.
		Figaro invites the Count to place the bridal veil on Susanna as a symbol of his blessing on their marriage, which is to take place later that day.
	www.reginaopera.org /figaro.htm (2520 words)

	Welcome to District 219 - Niles Township High Schools
		Wicked aristocrats, bawdy humor, and delicious costumes form the ingredients in the opera-free version of "The Marriage of Figaro" to be performed by the Niles North Theater Department.
		This delightful "comedie d`intrigue" features one part plot and counterplot, and one part social satire, leavened with bold characters and situations; the mix is a period comedy that is sure to please.
		The ruler of France, Louis XVI, banned "The Marriage of Figaro" due to its revolutionary ideas, chief among them being that privilege should not be accorded on the basis of birth.
	www.niles-hs.k12.il.us /news.asp?NewsID=63 (312 words)

	@ugusta headlines: The Marriage of Figaro, Nov. 2, 1996
		Mozart based The Marriage of Figaro on the second of a trilogy of plays regarded as controversial in their time for their portrayal of the aristocracy.
		The comic tone of The Marriage of Figaro is exemplified by the change in the character of Count Almaviva.
		Mozart collaborated on The Marriage of Figaro with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, and it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
	chronicle.augusta.com /headlines/110396/figaro.html (617 words)

	Metroactive Music \| 'The Marriage of Figaro'
		Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro is clearly wedded to this tradition, and it is commonly referred to as an opera buffa.
		It is an opera of sublime delight and poignancy, keyed to the human condition, yet unweighted by it.
		The Marriage of Figaro play Feb 10, 13, 15-17, 20, 22-24 at 8pm and Feb. 11, 18 and 25 at 3pm at the Montgomery Theater, Market and San Carlos streets, San Jose.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/02.08.96/opera-9606.html (795 words)

	Cast unites in a perfect 'marriage' of wits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		"The Marriage of Figaro" is the second part in the trilogy of Figaro.
		There is a sense of camaraderie between the actors, and the audience enjoys watching the play as the actors because of this.
		Throughout the entire play, "The Marriage of Figaro" is equivalent to a fast game of pingpong with clever dialogue, quick motions and a thrilling conclusion.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V138/N52/02-cast.52d.html (509 words)

	UI Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater presents Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro' April 26, 28
		The subject of "The Marriage of Figaro" was carefully chosen by Mozart and Da Ponte.
		Musicians and critics agree that "The Marriage of Figaro" is a masterful score, rich in comic situations, suffused by the warmth of human emotions and nearly perfect in its control of timing and dramatic development.
		Tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro" are $18, $15 and $12 ($14, $11 and $8 for UI students, youth and seniors).
	itsnt166.iowa.uiowa.edu /uns-archives/2002/april/0412figaro.html (1209 words)

	Marriage of Figaro Synopsis
		Susanna is concerned that they will be living too close to the amorous Count, who wants to enforce his 'droit de seigneur' with her on the wedding night, but Figaro angrily insists that the Count will have to play his tune.
		In proving this, he reveals a birthmark on his arm and Marcellina excitedly exclaims that he must be her son, stolen as a baby, and that Bartolo is his father.
		The ensuing sextet is one of reconciliation, heightened by Susanna's entrance and misconstruction of mother and son's embrace.
	www.treda.freeserve.co.uk /opex/figaro/synopsis.html (858 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro - dublin - music
		The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's operatic masterpiece, plays at the National Concert Hall on the 18th and 20th of February.
		The Marriage of Figaro continues the story with the Count's marriage to Rosine in dire straits because of the Count's infidelities and Figaro intending to marry the Rosine's maid, Susanna.
		The marriage of Figaro and Susanna is complicated by the Count's attempts to woo Susanna and Figaro's previous pledge to marry Dr. Bartolo's housekeeper, Marcellina for a loan.
	www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/16/pt/0/spid/11D4A2BA-0E21-49D5-AB1DBB831B660C12.htm (280 words)

	4. Listening: Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In the opera The Marriage of Figaro, Cherubino is:
		The trouser-role character in The Marriage of Figaro is:
		In The Marriage of Figaro, characters express their emotions during arias while the action of the opera is carried forward during the recitatives.
	www.wwnorton.com /enjoy/index/quizzes/MCQZLS4.HTM (241 words)

	Play showcases USC theater student skill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		There was a great deal of theatrical teamwork present in the performance of "The Marriage of Figaro." The actors have been auditioning, rehearsing and performing since they were young, and while each cast member has a different background, they all strive to be their best on stage.
		Joel Farar, a junior majoring in theater, was the title character in "Marriage of Figaro" as valet to the count.
		As the insight from the cast of "The Marriage of Figaro" suggests, acting is a strenuous and challenging, but redeeming, craft.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V138/N53/04-play.53d.html (472 words)

	Guilford College - The Marriage of Figaro: Guilford College Theatre Production Marries Past With Present
		The Marriage of Figaro displays deep divides of class and gender from the 1700s that are not unlike those facing American society today, according to Doug Watts, a Guilford first-year student who plays Figaro.
		Guilford's production of The Marriage of Figaro is an eclectic combination of the classical elements of farce with anachronisms from the present, taking the world of a Spanish aristocratic court of the 1780s and making that world accessible to a college-age theatre audience of today.
		The Marriage of Figaro was initially banned for its overt social, political and sexual commentary.
	www.guilford.edu /newsEvents/index.cfm?ID=600001190 (520 words)

	Juilliard \| The Juilliard Journal Online
		We may consider these examples of a modern sort of madnessâ”but 220 years ago, on the opening night of The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, aristocrats paid huge sums of moneyin order to sleep in anactor's dressing room the night before, in order to ensuretheir chances of getting a seat.
		The actual opening night was so crowded that a man was crushed to death by the crowd at the frontof the theater, where he remainedpropped upright until intermission, as it was too crowded to remove him any sooner.
		The Marriage of Figaro will be directed by Timothy Douglas, who is making his debut here at Juilliard.
	www.juilliard.edu /update/journal/j_articles303.html (841 words)

	Figaro's Marriage
		By contrast, the others are an relatively passive, awaiting the outturn of events, it is, after all, his marriage, as the title of the opera reminds us.
		The counter-revolutionary argument, eloquently put by Joseph Kerman among others, is that the true hero and heroine of the opera are the Count and Countess.
		Although the thesis does not entirely convince, it is true that the opera is as much an examination of their two-year-old marriage as of the marrying of Figaro and Susanna.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/parade/abj76/PG/works/notes/figaro.shtml (1322 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| Arts critics \| How to stage a revolution
		Beaumarchais, the dramatist behind The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville, was more than a mere playwright - he shaped the 18th century.
		Louis XVI, with uncanny prophetic insight, said of The Marriage of Figaro: "For this play not to be a danger, the Bastille would have to be torn down first." Napoleon famously described it as "the Revolution in action".
		He actively encouraged the French government's support of the revolt of the American colonies, and, in 1777, organised the shipment of ammunition, guns and military equipment for 25,000 men, which led to the decisive victory at Saratoga.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /critic/feature/0,1169,1680113,00.html (1007 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
		The Marriage of Figaro premiered in 1786, but did not have its first performance at La Scala until 1815.
		It is an opera that perfectly represents the international nature of the form: composer Mozart, an Austrian; librettist da Ponte, an Italian; the original play by Beaumarchais, a Frenchman.
		While there were moments of beautiful music-making, the misconceived emphasis on high style bled the life from the evening, leaving a dessicated mannequin where a breathing, pulsating work of art should have flourished.
	www.culturevulture.net /Opera/MarriageofFigaro2.htm (738 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro
		The Marriage of Figaro is sung in Italian with English surtitles.
		An opera in four acts, The marriage of Figaro was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with libretto in Italian by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on the French comedy of the same name Beaumarchais.
		The Marriage of Figaro centers upon the injustice of the class system in Mozart's time as the very married Count Almaviva attempts to invoke his "droit de seigneur" (right of nobility) with the servant Susanna on the day of her wedding to Figaro.
	www.houstontheatre.com /figaro.html (1537 words)

	Weekend: A 'Marriage' made in opera heaven
		TAMPA -In Mozart's comic opera The Marriage of Figaro, wedding bells are delayed, but not thwarted, in spite of a flirtatious count, and thanks to enough mistaken identities to make even Shakespeare proud.
		The Marriage of Figaro will be sung in Italian Friday through Sunday at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
		The Marriage of Figaro is the sequel to Beaumarchais' play The Barber of Seville.
	www.sptimes.com /News/111600/news_pf/Weekend/A__Marriage__made_in_.shtml (636 words)

	MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, THE
		Emmy Loose portrays Susanna, Erich Kunz is Figaro, Paul Schöffler is the Count, Hilde Gueden is Cherubino, Hilde Zadek is the Countess and Peter Klein is Basilio.
		Van Duren stars as Figaro, Tony D'Algy is the Count, Arlette Marchal is Rosine (Rosina/the Countess), Marie Bell is Suzanne (Susanna) and Jean Weber is Cherubin (Cherubino).
		Jeanette MacDonald sings a duet from The Marriage of Figaro with Ethel Waters in this spy mystery.
	home.earthlink.net /~beachwoodprs/html/MARRIAGE.htm (2224 words)

	Nevada Events - Review
		It had all the brio, depth and soul, and - yes - grandeur that has made this witty and droll drawing-room farce a hit since it was first produced in Vienna in 1786.
		This Ross/Stamper "Marriage of Figaro" is terrific to watch; its action is quick and light, yet never cloyingly cute.
		Their "Marriage" is also a scrumptious affair to hear.
	www.nevada-events.net /cgi-bin/cal_manager2/review236.shtml (769 words)

	A young 'Marriage' (February 22, 2002)
		West Bay Opera's production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" capitalizes on two strong advantages: the intimacy of the Lucie Stern Theater and the mostly young cast.
		The biggest problem with this "Marriage of Figaro" -- the low energy level of the performers -- will no doubt be alleviated after a few days of rest.
		The second weekend of performances are sure to have the zest that will give this production what it needs to make it not just acceptable, but enjoyable.
	www.paloaltoonline.com /weekly/morgue/2002/2002_02_22.opera22.html (969 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro
		In Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Queensland’s finale for season 2005, a chambermaid and her betrothed put their heads together to foil their boss’s desire to bed her.
		Long regarded as a cornerstone of the operatic repertoire, The Marriage of Figaro (based on the satirical play of the same era by Beaumarchais) is one of the masterpieces of the opera buffa (comic opera) genre.
		Although its main aim is to amuse and entertain, it also emphasises the noble notions of love, fidelity and forgiveness, not to mention the naughty idea of a servant getting the better of his master.
	www.theblurb.com.au /Issue58/Figaro.htm (411 words)

	Synopsis of The Marriage of Figaro - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		Synopsis of The Marriage of Figaro - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		Many scholars of music consider Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro, 1786) to be the first operatic masterpiece of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
		Adapted from the clever 1784 satire, Le Mariage de Figaro by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais, the opera follows the entanglements and jealousies caused by Count Almaviva’s desire for the intended bride of his servant, Figaro.
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_461576313/Synopsis_of_The_Marriage_of_Figaro.html (159 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro Summary & Essays - Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
		The Marriage of Figaro Summary & Essays - Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
		The Marriage of Figaro deserves praise for its important social messages, its subtle wit, comic mastery, and vivacious dialogue; many scholars believe that this play is Beaumarchais's masterpiece.
		As such, Beaumarchais presages the tumultuous events of 1789, the year that brought the French Revolution and the downfall of France's established class system.
	www.enotes.com /marriage-figaro (324 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Opera Review: The Marriage of Figaro
		LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Opera commemorated Mozart's 250th birthday by presenting Le Nozze di Figaro (Trans: The Marriage of Figaro), one of Mozart's most well known operas, captivating audiences since its premiere in the year 1786.
		Le Nozze di Figaro originated from the play 'La folle journe'e, ou Le marriage de Figaro' written by Beaumarchais, which was considered too revolutionary for its time and censored due to its intense attack on the establishment.
		The servitude was portrayed as a rebellious force against the aristocracy as exemplified by Figaro's aria "Signor Contino se vuol ballare", and causing Beaumarchais' subsequent imprisonment.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-4-17/40465.html (691 words)

	The Marriage of Figaro [ Musikverlag Andrea Wiegand ]
		The Marriage of Figaro [ Musikverlag Andrea Wiegand ]
		More than in any previous opera, the music in The Marriage of Figaro is so carefully crafted that it reaches its full magic even without a text.
		Nonetheless, if the music is summarized and placed into context, then the performance becomes even more meaningful for the public as well as the musicians.
	www.wiegandmusik.de /en/cat/tm130.htm (463 words)

	Playbill News: The Marriage of Figaro Revived Off-Off-Broadway, Oct. 10
		Playbill News: The Marriage of Figaro Revived Off-Off-Broadway, Oct. 10
		The Marriage of Figaro Revived Off-Off-Broadway, Oct. 10
		The Marriage of Figaro is part of the "Target Margin goes to the Opera" season, which will also feature the premiere of The Sandman, a new opera by Herskovits, Thomas Cabaniss and Douglas Langworthy.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/62598.html (380 words)

	French culture \| performing arts \| Beaumarchais: Mariage of Figaro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		This modern dress version in an English translation by the cast is directed by David Herkovits.
		The Marriage of Figaro was banned during the reign of Louis XVI.
		The expected payment was never forthcoming, and the claims of Beaumarchais against the Americans were settled only in 1835 through a grant by Congress to his heirs.
	www.frenchculture.org /perfo/events/01beaumarchaisoct.html (573 words)

	MetroActive Stage \| The Marriage of Figaro
		Yael Pardess' inventive four-door set allows for plenty of eavesdropping and farcical door-slamming, whereby the necessary seeds of jealousy and treachery are sown.
		Though audiences may be more familiar with Mozart's operatic version of The Marriage of Figaro than Beaumarchais' original play, they'll love Bolt's almost songless, yet musical-sounding translation.
		Louis XVI may have banned The Marriage of Figaro for political reasons, but 200 years later this play still rocks, set as it is in a wacky, exotic place suffused with desire, the perfect metaphor for every underdog's dreams.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/08.13.98/stage-9832.html (631 words)

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