Premiere and Early Reception of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (1786–1795)

1. World premiere at Vienna’s Burgtheater

   May 1, 1786Labels: Burgtheater, Lorenzo Da, Le nozze

   • Britannica
   • Habsburger net

2. Opening-night encores signal strong audience response

   May 1, 1786Labels: Opening night, Audience response

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. Emperor Joseph II limits encores after early performances

   May 8, 1786Labels: Emperor Joseph, Burgtheater

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

4. Early December: First Prague production begins

   Dec 1, 1786Labels: Estates Theatre, Bondini company, Prague production

   • Caterina Bondini
   • Met Opera

5. Prague press reports the opera’s overwhelming success

   Dec 11, 1786Labels: Prague press, Estates Theatre

   • Symphony 38

6. Benefit performance highlights Prague cast popularity

   Dec 14, 1786Labels: Caterina Bondini, Benefit performance

   • Caterina Bondini

7. Vienna run reaches nine Burgtheater performances

   Dec 31, 1786Labels: Burgtheater, Vienna run

   • Wikipedia

8. Prague success helps prompt Mozart’s 1787 commission

   Jan 1, 1787Labels: Pasquale Bondini, Don Giovanni

   • Met Opera
   • Symphony 38

9. Documented correction: “Lübeck 1788” premiere is debunked

   May 18, 1788Labels: L beck, Hannover correction

   • MozartDocs

10. First Viennese revival opens with Mozart involved

    Aug 29, 1789Labels: Viennese revival, Wolfgang Mozart

    • MozartDocs

11. German-stage breakthrough: Mannheim premiere

    Oct 24, 1790Labels: Mannheim, Die Hochzeit

    • MozartDocs

12. Paris Opera repertory entry in French adaptation

    Mar 20, 1793Labels: Paris Op, French adaptation

    • Paris Opera
    • Grove Wikisource