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The Marriage of Figaro

Play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

The Marriage of Figaro is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre Beaumarchais. This play is the second in the Figaro trilogy, preceded by The Barber of Seville and followed by The Guilty Mother. Wikipedia

Playwright: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Adaptations: The Marriage of Figaro, The Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro (2003), and Figaro

First performance: April 27, 1784

Characters: Figaro; Count Almaviva; The Countess; Suzanne; Marceline; Chérubin; Antonio; Fanchette; Bartholo

Genre: Romantic comedy

Original language: French

Setting: The Count's castle near Seville