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The 12 pages that link to The Marriage of Figaro, each with the reason it gives.

• OperaBroader topic: Its ensembles let social conflict unfold through simultaneous singing.

• Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBroader topic: Its intricate ensembles turn comic social conflict into musical drama.

• LibrettoBroader topic: Its interwoven plot shows how a libretto can coordinate ensemble scenes and comic misunderstandings.

• Opera buffaBroader topic: It turns class tensions into fast-moving comedy and richly layered ensembles.

• The Barber of SevilleNarrower topic: It continues Figaro’s story, though Mozart’s opera preceded Rossini’s chronologically.

• Lorenzo Da PonteRelated: Da Ponte adapted Beaumarchais’s play into this fast-moving social comedy.

• Elisabeth SchwarzkopfBroader topic: The opera contains the Countess role that became one of Schwarzkopf’s signature performances.

• Cesare SterbiniRelated: Its shared literary source links Sterbini’s Barber libretto to an earlier operatic adaptation.

• Victoria de los ÁngelesBroader topic: The Countess was among the Mozart roles she performed onstage.

• First Viennese SchoolBroader topic: Its ensemble writing shows how Mozart integrated dramatic action with musical form.

• History of operaBroader topic: Its social satire and ensemble writing show opera buffa at a high point.

• Kiri Te KanawaRelated: Countess Almaviva became one of Te Kanawa’s signature roles.