The Marriage of Figaro
by Pierre Beaumarchais, adapted by Richard Nelson

Name: The Marriage of Figaro
Brand: Pierre Beaumarchais, adapted by Richard Nelson
SKU: 9780881450996
Rating: 4.3 (20 reviews)

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Readers find The Marriage of Figaro to be an entertaining and engaging work that cleverly satirizes the monarchy. Many appreciate the humor and the translation's ability to capture the essence of the original text, although some note that liberties taken in this version can affect pacing.

Entertaining and engagingClever satire on monarchyGreat humor in translationPacing issues with cuts and additions

Synopsis

A Count’s valet prepares to marry the Countess’ chambermaid—until it becomes clear the Count wishes to revive an old law that will allow him to take advantage of the bride before the wedding.

The valet’s schemes to thwart the Count show the growing French endorsement of an aristocracy of merit and wits rather than birth, in Pierre Beaumarchais’ 1784 play.

“…the very talented American playwright Richard Nelson [has undertaken] a new and emphatically idiomatic adaptation…Nelson’s dialogue proves resolutely contemporary.”Clive Barnes, New York Post “The Beaumarchais/Nelson/Serban FIGARO is a pleasure to see, to talk about, to remember.”Julius Novick, The Village Voice