Summary expansion: -- Engaging Commentary and Analysis about the composer, the opera and its characters. -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- A complete Libretto (newly translated) that incorporates Music Highlight Examples -- A Discography -- A Videography -- A Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms Each Opera Classics Library edition is a comprehensive guide and complete analysis and evaluation of a specific opera; each is a unique "encyclopedia" that integrates important and pertinent information about each timeless classic. The objective of Opera Classics Library is to unlock opera's mysteries for the general audience, and enlighten and educate. Understanding and knowledge are the master keys to enhance enjoyment and appreciation of this great art form. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro is unquestionably one of the greatest masterpieces of comedy with music. Mozart's musical characterizations are ingenious, and his melodies are enormously faithful to character and situation. All of his music possesses a charm, wit, gaiety, perfection of form, and utter spontaneity. Moreover, the opera ingeniously captures the spirit of Beaumarchais's humorous play

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Context of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro

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