This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-the-marriage-of-figaro-by-pierre-beaumarchais/
The Prequel is in progress (roles are full): The Barber of Seville
Editor: LCaulkinsThis is Thomas Holcroft's English translation, obtained by attending Pierre Beaumarchais' French play nine times in Paris during its original official staging in 1784. Beaumarchais' play was the basis for Mozart's 1796 opera, and is a satire about lovers' misdoings and French society. Because of its rebellious themes, presented during the troubling times leading up to the French Revolution, Beaumarchais had a very difficult time getting his play past the censors. Once staged, the play was enormously popular with audiences, including the aristocracy despite their understanding of the underlying themes. It was shocking that an commoner could contend directly with a nobleman. Louis XVI was not amused with Beaumarchais and imprisoned him for a few days. In our play, staged in London in 1785, Figaro is engaged to be married to Susan, who has caught the eye of Count Almaviva . . . (Holcroft Anglicized Suzanne's name so that English audiences would better accept her.) The Marriage is part of a trilogy, following The Barber of Seville and preceding The Guilty Mother. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins.)
Stage Directions: Silverquill
DPL Roles: LCaulkins
DPL Completed Acts: jennlea
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/64953 Do read the small text as well. As Joanna noted, these portions were left out of the original London stage production, but we are reading the play in its entirety.
**Also please note that the name, Basil, rhymes with DAZZle, and Guzman is GOOSmahn.
and we'll add: Fi-guh-ro, with a short “i” (like in “sit”) for the first syllable
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Magic Window:
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
For individual roles:
Submit one file per act. At the beginning of the first file, say:
Please note: We are using the English pronunciation of the name Basil, which rhymes with DAZZle."Character, read by your name."
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence).
For narration/stage directions:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Say:
At the end of each file say:"Act # of The Follies of a Day; OR, The Marriage of Figaro (English), by Pierre Beaumarchais, translated by Thomas Holcroft. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Act #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Follies of a Day; OR, The Marriage of Figaro (English), by Pierre Beaumarchais, translated by Thomas Holcroft."
Filename:
For individual roles: folliesfigaro_role_#.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. folliesfigaro_romeo_1.mp3)
For final files: folliesfigaro_#_beaumarchais_128kb.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. folliesfigaro_1_beaumarchais_128kb.mp3)
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