What is the form of the aria in Non piu andrai?
“Non più andrai” (You shall go no more) is an aria for a bass vocalist from Mozart’s 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492. It is sung by Figaro at the end of the first act. The aria is set in C major, in common time and is in the style of a military march.
Who was the librettist for the operas Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro?
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749–1838) wrote the words for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart’s greatest – Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte. But this librettist’s own life was scandalous enough to make an opera in its own right.
When was Le Nozze di Figaro?
May 1, 1786
The Marriage of Figaro, Italian Le nozze di Figaro, comic opera in four acts by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte), which premiered in Vienna at the Burgtheater on May 1, 1786.
What is The Marriage of Figaro in Italian?
Le nozze di Figaro
| The Marriage of Figaro | |
|---|---|
| Native title | Le nozze di Figaro |
| Librettist | Lorenzo Da Ponte |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais |
In what city did Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro first find significant success?
Prague
The opera was first performed on 29 October 1787 in Prague under its full title of Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni – Dramma giocoso in due atti (The Rake punished, or Don Giovanni, a dramma giocoso in two acts). The work was rapturously received, as was often true of Mozart’s work in Prague.
What character is singing in non più Andrai?
of Figaro
“Non più andrai” (You shall go no more) is an aria for bass from Mozart’s 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492. The Italian libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (1784). It is sung by Figaro at the end of the first act.