Who was the librettist for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte?

Who was the librettist for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte?

• A. Lorenzo Da Ponte
• B. Metastasio
• C. Salieri
• D. Beaumarchais

Answer: (A)

The text Mozart set to music for these operas was written by the same librettist who crafted witty, character-rich Italian libretti tailored to Mozart’s musical style. Lorenzo Da Ponte wrote the librettos for The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, aligning sharp social satire and comic insight with Mozart’s melodic and dramatic gifts. Beaumarchais authored the original plays that inspired The Marriage of Figaro, but he did not supply the opera’s libretto; Metastasio was a major librettist in the earlier Baroque era, and Salieri was a composer, not the librettist for these works.

The text Mozart set to music for these operas was written by the same librettist who crafted witty, character-rich Italian libretti tailored to Mozart’s musical style. Lorenzo Da Ponte wrote the librettos for The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, aligning sharp social satire and comic insight with Mozart’s melodic and dramatic gifts. Beaumarchais authored the original plays that inspired The Marriage of Figaro, but he did not supply the opera’s libretto; Metastasio was a major librettist in the earlier Baroque era, and Salieri was a composer, not the librettist for these works.