The Marriage of Figaro (play) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Marriage of Figaro
Title page of the first edition, 1785
Written by	Pierre Beaumarchais
Characters	Figaro Suzanne Count Almaviva Countess Rosine Chérubin, etc.
Date of premiere	27 April 1784
Place of premiere	Théâtre Français Paris, France
Original language	French
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Count Almaviva's palace in Seville, Spain near the end of the 18th century

The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro is a play by Pierre Beaumarchais. It is a comedy. It was written in 1778, and first published in 1785. Figaro was first performed at the Théâtre Français in Paris on 27 April 1784. It was a great success. The Marriage of Figaro is a sequel to the play, The Barber of Seville, and a prequel to The Guilty Mother.

Related pages

• The Marriage of Figaro (1786), an opera by Mozart based on the play

Images for kids

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  Advertisement for the first English production, which opened in December 1784

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  Costume design for Figaro (1807 production)

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  1785 print showing the Count discovering Chérubin in Suzanne's bedroom

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  1785 print showing Act V of the play

See also

In Spanish: Las bodas de Fígaro (teatro) para niños