The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

The eighteenth century produced many great poets, painters, composers and novelists, but only one unquestionably great dramatist: Pierre-August Caron de Beaumarchais. His two comic masterpieces, The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro, were sensations when they first appeared on the French stage, and have never lost their appeal. Though these works were further immortalized in the operas of Mozart and Rossini, the original versions have never lost their power to make audiences and readers laugh as well as to move them to tears. Lexicos is proud to present this authoritative ebook edition of these two plays, in English translations that capture all the elegance and vivacity of eighteenth century speech. It is suitable for general readers and scholars, and we are also happy to make the text available for performance, to both professional and non-professional companies, free of charge. No permission or authorization is necessary.