Le Nozze di Figaro/The Marriage of Figaro (Overture Opera Guides)

This guide contains articles about the historical background to the opera, as well as musical and dramatic commentaries. Further articles deal with the changes in musical performance brought about in recent times by the period practice movement and with the particular uses Mozart makes of recitatives. There is also a survey of the opera s most important productions. Illustrations, a thematic guide, the full libretto with English translation, and reference sections are also included.