Countess's Lonely Sorrow: The Marriage of Figaro
Chapter 1

The banned play that shook Europe

Chapter 2

A single day of madness and schemes

Chapter 3

Trouser roles and teenage chaos

Chapter 4

The garden of secrets and forgiveness

YOUR GOAL

Master of The chaotic wedding day of Figaro

Ch 2 · A single day of madness and schemes
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schopenhauer Susanna outsmarts her noble masters in Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro.

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schopenhauer The Marriage of Figaro

One mad day, one mad day / Every scheme unfolds in just twenty-four hours

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The Count abolished his right to bed servants, then spent the opera trying to anyway.

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schopenhauer Count Almaviva abuses his noble power over his servant Susanna

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Susanna, the smartest person in the room

schopenhauer Warm-toned graphics contrast a cool Susanna with a furious Figaro and the Count.

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Count Almaviva and the abuse of power

schopenhauer Count Almaviva schemes under warm, dramatic lighting in a tense cinematic scene.

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Fun Fact

The sequel connection: This opera is actually the sequel to 'The Barber of Seville,' featuring the same characters a few years later.

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Glossary
droit du seigneur (noun)
A supposed feudal right of a lord to the bride of a vassal on her wedding night. Count Almaviva attempts to exercise this right with Susanna, driving the plot of Mozart's 1786 opera.

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Gossip

Who is the most relatable character in the palace?

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Quiz

What is Figaro measuring in the very opening scene of the opera?

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schopenhauer Countess Almaviva grieves her lonely marriage in The Marriage of Figaro

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Quiz

In the defiant aria 'Se vuol ballare,' who is Figaro addressing when he sings about making someone dance to his tune?

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Quiz

What is the name of the heartbroken Countess who laments her husband's lost love in the aria 'Porgi, amor'?

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Quiz

Why is Dr. Bartolo seeking revenge against Figaro at the beginning of the opera?

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In which country is the palace of Count Almaviva located, serving as the setting for the opera?

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Quiz

What is the subtitle of the original play, reflecting that the entire plot of 'The Marriage of Figaro' happens in 24 hours?

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Quiz

What outdated feudal right does Count Almaviva secretly hope to revive with Figaro's fiancée Susanna?

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Quiz

What is Susanna's job in the household of Count Almaviva?

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