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Events in May 1786 1
1786The Marriage of Figaro premieresRevolutionary comic operaLe nozze di Figaro premiered in Vienna with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. The opera became one of Mozart's greatest masterpieces and transformed comic opera through psychological depth and musical sophistication.