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[ The piece in various translations was soon familiar on every stage in Germany. A. Lewald has lately issued a new translation of it (Beaumarchais, Stuttg., 1839).]
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[ In Paris (in 1793) the unfortunate idea was conceived of performing Mozart's music with Beaumarchais' complete dialogue (Castil-Blaze, L'Acad. Imp. de Mus., II., p. 19). Beaumarchais was pleased with the representation, though not with the adaptation (Lomenin, Beaumarchais, II., p. 585). A notice of the performance says: "The music impressed us as being beautiful, rich in harmony, and artistically worked out. The melodies are pleasing, without being piquant. Some of the ensemble movements are of extreme beauty.">[
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[ Schneider, Gesch, d. Oper in Berlin, p. 59.]
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[ Aus einer alten Kiste, p. 177. Meyer, L. Schroder, II., p. 55.]
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[ Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du Lundi, VI., p. 188.]