Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on the 1st of May 1786. The first production was given eight further performances, all in 1786.
Lorenzo Da Ponte wrote the libretto for The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Da Ponte rewrote the libretto in six weeks to secure official approval from the Emperor by stripping the play of its most inflammatory political references.
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna. The opera was later produced in Prague starting in December 1786 by the Pasquale Bondini company.
The score for The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two clarini, timpani, and strings. Recitativi secchi are accompanied by a keyboard instrument, usually a fortepiano or a harpsichord, often joined by a cello.
Emperor Joseph II initially banned The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais because it made him uncomfortable and was deemed too dangerous for public performance. The play was considered to contain frank treatment of class conflict and suggested that servants could outwit their masters.