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Beaumarchais
Pierre Augustin Caron de . 1732--99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)


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The opera was written in 1876 to poke fun at an outdated eighteenth century aristocracy and is based on the stage comedy of the same name by Pierre Beaumarchais.
World War I setting for Mozart's comic message; Opera by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The opera is based on a 1784 play by Pierre Beaumarchais that was a sequel to his earlier play, `The Barber of Seville.
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