nozze di Figaro, Le

Classification added May 13, 2016
Premiered May 1, 1786
Vienna. Burgtheater

Composer:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Lorenzo da Ponte
Description:
Opera in IV Acts

Notes:

Text after Beaumarchais

Time Period:

18th Century

Place:

The Count's Château of Aguas Frescas, near Seville

Classification key

  • L – Leading
  • F – Featured
  • S – Supporting
  • B – Solo Bit
  • CB – Chorus Bit
  • MB – Mute Bit
Role Voice Part Classification
Count Almaviva BaritoneL
Countess Almaviva SopranoL
Figaro Bass-BaritoneL
Susanna SopranoL
Cherubino Mezzo-SopranoL
Doctor Bartolo BassF
Marcellina Mezzo-SopranoF
Don Basilio TenorS
Don Curzio TenorS
Barbarina SopranoS
Antonio BassB
Two Bridesmaids (Peasant Girls) Sopranos/Mezzo-SopranoCB
Minimum Chorus: 12
Divisi: SATB