The Marriage of Figaro: From Banned Play to Beloved Opera
The Marriage of Figaro, which premiered in Vienna on May 1, 1786, is one of Mozart’s most dazzling achievements and a landmark in operatic history. The opera was based on Pierre Beaumarchais’ 1784 play, Le Mariage de Figaro, which was notorious in its day for lampooning the social order and exposing the flaws of the aristocracy.
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