W.A. Mozart and lorenzo da ponte’s delightful comedy le nozze di figaro (1786) is based on pierre beaumarchais’s controversial 1778 play of the same title. A true enlightenment-era artwork, and a sequel to his play the barber of seville, beaumarchais’s play was initially banned by louis xvi from performance in france due to its subversive political themes.
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