Figaro seeks help from Basilio and Bartolo, and the latter urges caution.
Figaro seeks help from Basilio and Bartolo, and the latter urges caution. He renders the aria “In those years,” signifying the importance of not opposing powerful men. Figaro, still bitter, muses the unfaithfulness of women through the Aira (recitative) “Everything is ready..Open those eyes a little.” Susanna learns about Figaro’s suspicions from Marcellina, and teases him with the aria “Oh come, don't delay.”