| Le Nozze di Figaro |
| Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro for a new market -- for the public subscription concert. He was an early pioneer of listener-supported music. You couldn't be very radical when you wrote for royal patrons. Here you had means for taking your case to the people. (Source) |
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| Aprite, presto, aprite!, sung by Susanna and Cherubino (soprano|mezzo-soprano) in Act II. E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono i bei momenti, sung by The Countess Almaviva (soprano) in Act III. MIDI - King. Gente, gente, all�armi, all�armi!, sung by full cast (all) in Act IV. Hai gia vinta la causa...Vedro mentr'io sospiro, sung by Count Almaviva (baritone) in Act III. In quegli anni, sung by Don Basilio (tenor) in Act IV. La Vendetta, sung by Doctor Bartolo (bass) in Act I. Non piu andrai, sung by Figaro (bass-baritone) in Act I. Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio, sung by Cherubino (mezzo-soprano) in Act I. Pace, pace, mio dolce tesoro, sung by Figaro , Susanna and Count Almaviva - in Act IV. Partito � alfin l�audace, sung by Figaro , Susanna , Count Almaviva, and the Countess -Act IV. Pian, pianin, le andr� pi� presso, sung by Figaro , Susanna , C.Almaviva, the Countess, and Cherubino -Act IV. Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro, sung by The Countess Almaviva (soprano) in Act II. Ricevete, o padroncina, sung by a chorus of country girls (soprano|mezzo-soprano) in Act III. Riconosci in quest�amplesso, sung by Marcellina , Figaro , Bartolo , Don Curzio , the Count and Susanna . -Act III. Se vuol ballare, sung by Figaro (bass-baritone) in Act I. Sull'aria (also known as Che soave zeffiretto or the Letter Duet), -Susanna and the Countess Almaviva -Act III. Tutto � disposto...Aprite un po'quegli occhi, sung by Figaro (bass-baritone) in Act IV. Tutto � tranquillo e placido, sung by Figaro and Susanna (bass-baritone|soprano) in Act IV. Venite, inginocchiatevi, sung by Susanna (soprano) in Act II. Voi, che sapete, sung by Cherubino (mezzo-soprano) in Act II. |
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| In a gesture of breathtaking generosity, Juilliard's chairman, Bruce Kovner, has donated his extraordinary collection of rare music manuscripts to the School. Comprising approximately 140 items . . including . . .The autograph manuscript of the final scene of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro/ Story |
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| Roles Count Almaviva baritone Countess Almaviva soprano Susanna soprano Figaro bass Cherubino, the Count's page mezzo-soprano Marcellina mezzo-soprano Bartolo, doctor from Seville bass Basilio, music master tenor Don Curzio, judge tenor Barbarina, Antonio's daughter soprano Antonio, the Count's gardener, Susanna's uncle bass Chorus of peasants, villagers, servants |