The opera's libretto is based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro ("The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro"), which was first performed in 1784.
Libretto opera tersebut berdasarkan pada sebuah drama komedi karya Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro ("Hari Buruk, atau Pernikahan Figaro"), yang pertama kali dipentaskan pada tahun 1784.