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The Barber of Seville and the Marriage of Figaro

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The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro - Beaumarchais, Pierre
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A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautiful ward from her lover. And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depicts a ...

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The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro 2021, Digireads.com

ISBN-13: 9781420978070

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The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro 1976, Penguin Classics, London

ISBN-13: 9780140441338

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