The 14th of July, 1789

17 Kasım 2010 Çarşamba

The Marriage of Figaro

ACT I,  Scene 2; CAVATINA


Se vuol ballare, signor contino,
il chitarrino le suonerò, sì,
se vuol venire nella mia scuola,
la capriola le insegnerò, sì.

If you would dance, my pretty Count,
I'll play the little guitar for you, yes.
If you will come to my dancing school
I'll teach you the capriole, yes.


Figaro who just learned the Count's interest to Susanna, stars his aria with these words.It is a lift head to Count's immorality and Figaro sarcastically challange to powerful nobility for his love.When he says "If you would dance, my pretty Count, I'll play the little guitar for you, yes" he wanted to emphasize that Count Almaviva has no right to behave in an immoral way just because of he has power.Under the way of French Revolution, people began to give value their own ethics, ideas and believe system.The enlightenment idea gave people who belongs to substratum opportunity to advocate their ideas as individuals who have the ability of thinking as much as people from upper classes.

The Marriage of Figaro

Synopsis & Characters


It is a story about a crazy day; the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna.The story was formed of intrigues and confused events in Count Almaviva's palace in Spain.First, Figaro and Susanna try to trick Count with the help of the Countess.By the way Marcellina and Bartolo plan to stop the marriage of Figaro but this plan is  failed because of the results of other happenings.Towards the end of the opera almost characters against Count.After the  surprise conspiracy of Susanna and Countess, the opera finishes with happy end.

 Count Almaviva: Spanish lord.(baritone)
 Countess Almaviva:The Count Almaviva's wife.(soprano)
 Susanna: The Countess's maid and engaged to Figaro.(soprano)
 Figaro:The Count's  servant.(bass or baritone)
 Cherubino:A pageboy.(soprano or  mezzo-soprano)
 Bartolo: A doctor from Seville.(bass)
 Don Basilio: A music teacher.(tenor)
 Antonio:The Count's  gardener and Susanna's uncle(bass)
 Barbarina: The doughter of Antonio 
 Don Curzino: A lawyer (tenor)

references
Edward J.Dent,1947.Mozart's Operas/Le Nozze di Figaro