Opera Explained: MOZART - The Marriage of Figaro (Smillie)

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Background (more info)
Composed by: Thomson Smillie
David Timson, reader


1. Introduction - 5:10
2. Mozart the phenomenon - 5:19
3. Mozart's operas - 3:48
4. Don Giovanni - 6:32
5. Cosi fan tutte - 5:32
6. The three Beaumarchais plays - 5:15


The Marriage of Figaro (more info)
Composed by: Thomson Smillie
David Timson, reader


7. Beginning: Figaro and Susanna - 6:10
8. Dr Bartolo's vengeance - 3:18
9. Cherubino sent to war - 5:44
10. The Countess's sorrow and Figaro's plans - 4:46
11. Cherubino dressed as a girl - 4:21
12. The Count seeks revenge - 8:15
13. A letter for the Count - 6:43
14. Assignations in the garden - 3:55
15. The denouement - 4:37

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