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Scene from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, 1786 (1905). The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838) after Beaumarchais, first performed on l May 1786 at the Burgtheater, Vienna. Count Almaviva uncovering the page Cherubino in his hiding place, an armchair. The other figures are Susanna, maid to Countess Almaviva, and Don Basilio, a music master. From Les Noces de Figaro, one of set of trade cards issued by Liebig & Co, 1905.