| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart operas |
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• Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1782) • Le nozze di Figaro (1786) • Don Giovanni (1787) • Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (1790) • La clemenza di Tito (1791) • The Magic Flute (1791) |
“Le nozze di Figaro” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Paperback libretto with side-by-side translation
Read Le nozze di Figaro with the original libretto and a clear English translation presented side by side.
See on Amazon – $14.99 →Premiere / date of written: 1 May 1786
Figaro premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786.
Libretti
Italian–English side-by-side translation
| # | Language | Authors |
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| 1 |
Italian
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Lorenzo Da Ponte |
| 2 |
German
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| 3 |
English
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| 4 |
French
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original libretto
side-by-side of the original libretto
History
| May 1, 1786 | The premiere of Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" took place at the Burgtheater in Vienna. |
| August 29, 1789 | Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" returned to the Burgtheater in Vienna in a substantially revised revival prepared for a new cast. Mozart supplied new music for Adriana Ferrarese del Bene as Susanna, including the rondò "Al desio di chi t'adora". |
| July 27, 1935 | The Glyndebourne Festival Opera presented Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" during its inaugural season, helping establish the festival's international reputation for Mozart performance. |
Images
Printed Editions
| Year | Edition | Publisher | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro: Opera Libretto with Italian–English Translation | DM’s Opera Series |
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Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955
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Figaro — Cesare Siepi Susanna — Hilde Gueden Count Almaviva — Alfred Poell Countess Almaviva — Lisa Della Casa Cherubino — Suzanne Danco Marcellina — Hilde Rössel-Majdan Bartolo — Frenando Dickie |
Erich Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus |
CD: Decca Legends Cat: 466 369-2 Membran Cat: 222932-370 |
$40.99 |
| 1960 | Figaro — Giuseppe Taddei Susanna — Anna Moffo Count Almaviva — Eberhard Wächter Countess Almaviva — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Cherubino — Fiorenza Cossotto |
Carlo Maria Giulini Philharmonia Orchestra |
CD: EMI Cat: 358602-2 |
$15.40 |
| 1968 | Figaro — Hermann Prey Susanna — Edith Mathis Count Almaviva — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Countess Almaviva — Gundula Janowitz Cherubino — Tatiana Troyanos Marcellina — Patricia Johnson Bartolo — Peter Lagger |
Karl Böhm Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 449 728-2 |
$46.13 |
| 1981 | Figaro — Samuel Ramey Susanna — Lucia Popp Count Almaviva — Thomas Allen Countess Almaviva — Kiri Te Kanawa Cherubino — Frederica von Stade |
Sir Georg Solti London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Opera Chorus |
CD: Decca Cat: 410 150-2 |
$8.42 |
| 1990 | Ferruccio Furlanetto Dawn Upshaw Thomas Hampson Kiri Te Kanawa Anne Sofie von Otter |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 477 5614 |
$43.23 |
| 1993 | Figaro — Bryn Terfel Susanna — Alison Hagley Count Almaviva — Rod Gilfry Countess Almaviva — Hillevi Martinpelto Cherubino — Pamela Helen Stephen Marcellina — Susan McCulloch Bartolo — Carlos Feller |
John Eliot Gardiner English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 018-9 |
$10.94 |
| 2012 | Figaro — Christian Van Horn Susanna — Fanie Antonelou Count Almaviva — Andrei Bondarenko Countess Almaviva — Simone Kermes Cherubino — Mary-Ellen Nesi Marcellina — Maria Forsstrom |
Teodor Currentzis Perm Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: SONY CLASSICAL Cat: 88883709262 |
$37.06 |
Books
| Year | Title | Description | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024
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Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro: Opera Libretto with Italian–English Translation | This edition of Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) presents the complete Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, set to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The text appears in a side-by-side Italian–English format, ideal for students, performers, and opera lovers. |
$14.99 |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Figaro — Hermann Prey Susanna — Mirella Freni Count Almaviva — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Countess Almaviva — Kiri Te Kanawa Cherubino — Maria Ewing |
Karl Böhm Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: DG 073 4034 |
$33.30 |
| 2006 | Figaro — Ildebrando D'Arcangelo Susanna — Anna Netrebko Count Almaviva — Bo Skovhus Countess Almaviva — Dorothea Röschmann Cherubino — Christine Schäfer Marcellina — Marie McLaughlin |
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Philharmonic and Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoper Brian Large |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: DG 073 4245 |
$33.56 |
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