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May 30, 2022 · A square in Seville. Accompanied by a few hungry and undisciplined musicians, Count Almaviva serenades under the window of the girl he loves, young Rosina, the ward of doctor Bartolo. Figaro, Bartolo’s barber arrives. The Count recognises his old servant and asks for his help to enable him to draw closer to his beloved.
The Barber of Seville (in Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia) is an opera in four acts by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. Despite a disastrous opening night – the music teacher tripped over and had a prolonged nosebleed and an unexpected cat wandered on stage – it has gone on to be ‘perhaps the greatest of all comic operas’.
Dec 25, 2017 · Gioachino RossiniThe Barber of Seville - OvertureQatar Philharmonic OrchestraIacopo Sipari di Pescasseroli, conductorLive recorded November 27th, 2017Qatar N...
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May 3–10, 2025. Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. Rosina is young, clever, and wealthy, but her greedy guardian desires her and her fortune for himself. Using her wits to outsmart him and find her true love, she enlists Figaro, the mischievous and well-connected local barber, who has more than a few tricks up his sleeve.
Director Lindy Hume (Cinderella, '19) returns to direct this “bright hilarious production” (The Stranger); an audience favorite with magnificently colorful sets and costumes.
Summary. PDF Cite Share. Count Almaviva is so much in love with Rosine, Dr. Bartholo’s ward, that even though he never speaks to her, he leaves Madrid and the pleasure of the court in order to ...
On February 20, 1816, one of the best-loved and most-performed comic operas of all time, Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, had its premiere at the Teatro Argentina in Rome. The libretto is based on the play Le Barbier de Séville (1775) by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, which is the first installment in a trilogy of plays ...
