The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

Whilst it is fascinating to read 'the Barber' and 'Marriage' in their original theatrical form, I suspect that Beaumarchais owes a debt of gratitude to Rossini and, particularly, to Mozart for his continued fame.
Beaumarchais may, as this book suggests, have had a significant effect upon eighteenth century theatre but I remain unconvinced that modern bottoms would endure these over long and over staged plays. Non the less, we must be grateful that the story of Figaro was available to Mozart.

It is noted in the book that these plays are noteworthy because of their fame as operas. And in fact, I couldn't keep a couple of things out of mind - someone singing, "I am the barber of Seville", and someone else singing, "Figaro, Figaro, Figaro". The two stories feature Figaro, the Barber of Seville, who in the first play helps a count marry Rosine, and in the second play, Figaro now works for the count and is planning on getting married. The plays were amusing, full of intrigue with characters crossing, double-crossing and triple-crossing each other. Well done!

Interesting. The source from which the operas were based. A must for opera fans. I'm one.