Mozart’s signature comedic opera, The Marriage of Figaro, opened to great acclaim in Vienna in 1786. Mozart himself conducted the premiere, and it became an instant hit. The opera’s plot, revolving around servants outwitting their aristocratic masters, was socially revolutionary at the time. The sparkling overture, written just two days before the Vienna premiere, is a fitting prologue to Mozart’s brilliant opera.
Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
K. 492
Composed in 1786
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
