 Act 1. It is the wedding day of Susana, maid to Countess Almaviva, and Figaro, the Count's manservant. As the curtain rises, the couple are in a sparsely furnished room in the Count's castle, Aguas Frescas, near Seville. Figaro is preparing it as their bedroom, but Susana warns him that it is unsuitable. It is uncomfortably close to the apartments of the Count, who, she tells Figaro to his fury and astonishment, has designs upon her.