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".
The Marriage of Figaro (1920 film)
The Marriage of Figaro (German:Figaros Hochzeit) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Max Mack and starring Alexander Moissi, Hella Moja and Eduard von Winterstein.