In one scene of this opera, a man tells of how he found his page with a girl under the kitchen table; while saying this, he lifts a dress from a chair and finds his page.
In one scene of this opera, a man tells of how he found his page with a girl under the kitchen table; while saying this, he lifts a dress from a chair and finds his page. In a later scene, that page jumps out of a window and breaks Antonio's flowerpots. This opera begins with the title character measuring space for a bed and singing "Cinque, dieci, venti." A lawyer in this work vows to exact revenge on a man who caused him to lose his beloved in the aria, (*) "La Vendetta"; his plan involves forcing the marriage of Marcellina on the title character, despite his engagement to Susanna. This was the first of its composer's operas to have a libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, and this opera continues the story of Count Almaviva. For 10 points, name this opera by Mozart based on a play by Beaumarchais.
In one scene of this opera, a man tells of how he found his page with a girl under the kitchen table; while saying this, he lifts a dress from a chair and finds his page.
The Marriage of Figaro, or The Day of Madness [or Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata]