{"id":175,"date":"2025-12-01T16:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:45:35","slug":"costumes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/charactersdemo\/costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Costumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/about-the-website-contributors\/\">Brianna Torres &#8217;26<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Figaro&#8217;s Costume Design: Historical Accuracy and Modern Creativity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><em>Click on a character&#8217;s costume illustration to explore the significance and intentions behind their design. The goal of this project is to highlight the importance of creative liberties. On this page, you will find a series of website pages that analyze historically accurate productions of The Marriage of Figaro in contrast to modern-day productions that take large creative liberties, specifically regarding their costumes. The choices that modern-day productions made to create these unique designs are largely based on political statements, highlighting the statements that Mozart already makes in this opera.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-grayscale\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/whos-who\/costumes\/figaros-costume-design\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1317906_GS_GPM8639-2-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247\" style=\"width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1317906_GS_GPM8639-2-edited-1024x1024.jpg 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figaro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-grayscale\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/whos-who\/costumes\/susannas-costume-design\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1317933_GS_GPM8645-1-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" style=\"width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1317933_GS_GPM8645-1-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1317933_GS_GPM8645-1-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1317933_GS_GPM8645-1-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, 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width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" style=\"width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/pics_1491876_HZ_HM4429-2-edited-1.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cherubino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-grayscale\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/whos-who\/costumes\/count-almavivas-costume-design\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" style=\"width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/2009BX7995-edited.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Count Almaviva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-grayscale\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/whos-who\/costumes\/countess-almavivas-costume-design\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"318\" data-id=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/image-36-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" style=\"width:388px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/image-36-edited-1.png 318w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/image-36-edited-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/image-36-edited-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1020\/2025\/12\/image-36-edited-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Countess Almaviva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/characters\/\">Back to Characters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Brianna Torres &#8217;26 Figaro&#8217;s Costume Design: Historical Accuracy and Modern Creativity Click on a character&#8217;s costume illustration to explore the significance and intentions behind their design. The goal of this project is to highlight the importance of creative liberties. On this page, you will find a series of website pages that analyze historically accurate &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/charactersdemo\/costumes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Costumes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2834,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-175","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2834"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1089,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions\/1089"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/figarofiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}