| − | '''''The Marriage of Figaro''''' is an [[opera]] by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] in which the servant, Figaro, outwits his [[nobleman]] master. The master is attempting to seduce Figaro's [[fiancee]]. | + | '''''The Marriage of Figaro, or the Day of Madness''''' (It. '''''Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata''''', K. 492) is an [[opera]] composed by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] in 1785-1786 to an Italian [[libretto]] by Lorenzo da Ponte. First perfomed in [[Vienna]]'s Burgtheater on May 1, 1786, it ranks as one of Mozart's crowning operatic achievements. |