Which characters marry at the end of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro?

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At the end of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro, two couples are united in marriage:

  • Figaro and Susanna: After overcoming the Count’s attempts to prevent their union and resolving the discovery that Figaro is the long-lost son of Marcellina and Bartolo, the couple proceeds with their wedding.12
  • Bartolo and Marcellina: Following the revelation of their shared parentage with Figaro, Bartolo proposes to Marcellina, and the two decide to marry.2

Additionally, the opera features a subplot where Barbarina expresses a desire to marry the page Cherubino, a request the Count agrees to after being persuaded by her.2