Discussion Of The Opera "Le nozze di Figaro" By Mozart

Name: Course: Professor: Date: Discussion of the opera called "le nozze DI Figaro" by Mozart in 1786 The enlightenment period was one of the major turning points in Europe in the 18th century, during this period; reason became the major source of authority. Wolfgang Mozart was an important music liberalist; he created a new style of music different from songs of religious expressions. Mozart music motivated other artists to compose music with emotional expressions, his composition Le Nozze di Figaro in 1786, paved way for music of the romantic era, a period of artistic revolution. Mozarts’ Le Nozze di Figaro revolutionized music during the romantic era, which was majorly caused by social and political pressure after the French revolution. Artistic expressions advocated for socialism (Nedbal 185), artists rebelled against the traditional music composition and practices, paving way for public musical opera performances previously restricted to the noble and the rich(Nedbal 188). Although opera was a prestige genre in the 18th century, during the enlightenment process, Mozart’s’ Le Nozze di Figaro composition revolutionized opera performances to reflect the social changes witnessed during that time (Nedbal 191). The introduction of opera buffa performance by Mozart, transformed opera into a genre that common people could relate to (Barshack 57). Mozart was an expert in composing opera buffa, by 1786 Wolfgang outstanding opera buffa, Le Nozze di Figaro became popular in Europe. Le Nozze di Figaro's popularity was propelled by King Joseph II's love for opera. The King provided Mozart with a platform to showcase his new music style (Barshack 62). Le Nozze di Figaro was a collaboration between Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, a famous music composer. The composers adopted one of the most controversial plays of Beaumarchais, The Marriage of Figaro (Keefe 119). The original version of the play was banned by the King because of its controversial theme. With the French revolution, the King viewed the play as a threat to his power (Keefe 134). Although Mozart was inspired by a French comedy by Beaumarchais titled “The Barber of Seville” Lorenzo da Ponte and Mozart were forced to make certain adjustments to their composition that eventually turned out to be a masterpiece (Keefe 148). Le Nozze di Figaro produced by Lorenzo da Ponte and Mozart was different, the Italian version of Le Nozze di Figaro was full of suspense, and the original version of the play was altered to address the social realities. The two composers carefully edited the piece into a dramatic shape to suit it target audience (Fertonani 122). Le Nozze di Figaro became a masterpiece in several ways. Le Nozze di Figaro explored humanity and love, through Le Nozze, people became aware of human experiences, human desire, love, and lust, how humans battled with jealousy and most importantly, how human embraced their weaknesses(Fertonani 126). Le Nozze di Figaro Storyline The marriage of Figaro's by Mozart plot was a continuation of The Barber of Seville originally produced by Beaumarchais in 1773 but the theme was slightly different. Mozart's storyline is about Count Almaviva who has an eye for his wife's servant Susanna. This becomes that central theme of the oper...