The Marriage of Figaro

Sensual gaiety is at the heart of this comic masterpiece which continues the merry tale of the little barber of Seville, a clever common man whose wits overcome his superiors who would suppress him. Plays for Performance Series. Sahlins'' ''speakable'' version of the play sacrifices little of its spirit or of the pointed class distinctions of the French court of its time. Sensual gaiety is at the heart of this comic masterpiece which continues the merry tale of the little barber of Seville, a clever common man whose wits overcome his superiors who would suppress him. In paring down the number of players, presenting the scenes more economically, and offering a translation that removes archaic phrasing, Mr. Sahlins delivers a script that can be comfortably staged by present-day theatres.

• | Author: Bernard Sahlins, Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais
• | Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 1994
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781566630658
• | ISBN-10: 1566630657