Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
“an interlude, imitating the Spanish style.”
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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright and diplomat of the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for his three Figaro plays, at various times in his life he was also a watchmaker, inventor, musician, spy, publisher, arms dealer, and revolutionary.
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Born 24 January 1732 · Died 18 May 1799 · Q70326
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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
Darius Milhaud composed an opera, La mère coupable, based on The Guilty Mother
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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
Died 1799-05-18.
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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
Born 1732-01-24.
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