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Beaumarchais
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Beau·mar·chais  (b-mär-sh), Pierre Augustin Caron de 1732-1799.
French writer whose best-known works are the comic plays Le Barbier de Séville (1775) and Le Mariage de Figaro (1784), which inspired operas by Rossini and Mozart.
Beaumarchais (French) [bomarʃɛ]
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(Biographies / Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-1799) M, French, THEATRE: dramatist) Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr ogystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732-99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
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The opera was written in 1876 to poke fun at an outdated eighteenth century aristocracy and is based on the stage comedy of the same name by Pierre Beaumarchais.
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The opera is based on a 1784 play by Pierre Beaumarchais that was a sequel to his earlier play, `The Barber of Seville.
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