MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro

MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro 1 May. Vienna, B. Text by L. da Ponte (founded on Beaumarchais’s comedy, La folle Journée, ou Le Manage de Figaro, 1785). Four acts. When first produced in Vienna, the opera was not a very great success; there were nine performances in 1786, none in 1787 and 1788. Revived only 29 August 1789, with two new airs for Adrianna Ferrarese (Susanna), Al desio di chi t’adora and Un moto di gioia mi sento. For an account of the first production, see Michael Kelly’s…