Pierre Beaumarchais
In 1786, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed an opera, "Le Nozze di Figaro", based on "The Marriage of Figaro", with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on the play. Several composers including Paisiello in 1782 wrote operas based on "The Barber of Seville". Rossini's 1816 version is his most successful work and still often performed. In 1966, Darius Milhaud composed an opera, "La mère coupable", based on "The Guilty Mother".
Figaro chain
The name of the chain was widely used by Italian chainmakers inspired by the operas "The Barber of Seville" (by Gioachino Rossini) and "The Marriage of Figaro" (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart). These operas were based on the plays "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro" by Pierre Beaumarchais.