The Marriage of Figaro Overture (W A Mozart arr. Phillip Littlemore)

£40.00

The overture to Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro is probably recognised by almost every one, not least because if its regular airing on Classic fm. Phillip Littlemore has produced a new arrangement and it is ideal for any concert whether inside or out!

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The opera The Marriage of Figaro was the first of three successful collaborations with the the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte – the other two being Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte. Da Ponte’s libretto for The Marriage of Figaro is based on the play of the same name by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. The play was considered scandalous at the time due to its political commentary on the excesses of the aristocracy and also its overly sexual nature. Da Ponte removed much of the political commentary, moderated the most risqué parts and increased the pace of the action for Mozart’s opera. Premiered in 1786 at the Burg-Theatre in Vienna, with Mozart conducting. The overture, while containing none of the opera’s melodic themes, sets the tone and pace of the to follow.

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