The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s beloved opera of amorous lovers, mistaken identities, and affairs of the heart, is replete with warmth, lyricism, and a touch of sweetness. Though there is ...

In fact, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his librettist, Lorenza da Ponte, set their 1786 “The Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492, in an ...

For more than 200 years, Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” have been among the best-known operas in the world, with comical stories and ...

The Marriage of Figaro - Royal Opera House West End in - The Marriage of Figaro - Royal Opera House Set in Rome, 1800, Puccini's sweeping operatic thriller combines romance, Revolution, and a ...

I would argue that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s romantic comedy “The Marriage of Figaro” is the greatest work of musical theater ever written. Lorenzo da Ponte’s libretto depicts characters that are ...

Jun. 25—"Who is who?" Mistaken identities and marital hijinks take the stage in "The Marriage of Figaro." The opera follows Figaro and his bride-to-be, Susanna, through love, lies and loyalty as ...

‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Review: Little Island’s One-Man Mozart Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings all the opera’s major parts in a brilliant, frenetic production on the Hudson River. By ...

In 2015, director Barbara Gaines’ Lyric Opera production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” became the first production of Anthony Freud’s formal tenure as Lyric’s ...

Audiences demanded so many encores at the Prague performances of Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, that the Emperor ordered a ban on repeating the big numbers. The Berlin Philharmonic plays ...

First seen 18 years ago, David McVicar's Royal Opera staging of "The Marriage of Figaro" is back for its 11th revival. The show "still gets plenty of laughs", said Richard Morrison in The Times ...

"An entire act of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro takes place on this bed, in this bed, under this bed, and by many people. It’s a party basically, with some amazing singing," Gaines said.

First, that The Marriage of Figaro is a masterpiece, and that it’s really theater. Of course, it’s a very famous opera, but for me, it’s the first modern opera.