Barber of Seville - Rossini Opera

Introduction to Rossini's Most Famous Comic Opera

© Bryce Westervelt

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Gioacchino Rossini’s much beloved opera The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) is considered the most popular opera buffa (comic opera) of all-time. It is an italian opera with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini that is based on the first of a trilogy of plays written by french author Beaumarchais, Le Barbier de Séville. Barber of Seville was written in only three weeks (and with an overture that Rossini borrowed from the less successful opera, Aureliano in Palmira, the premiere of the opera was a total fiasco. Accounts of the premiere speak of a loud and unrully audience and a series of accidents and mishaps onstage, including a problem with a trap-door and cat that wandered onto the set. The second performance, however was much better received, and the work has stood the test of time as one of the most performed operas in history. The opera, first performed in 1816 in Rome is set in Seville, Spain and in 2 acts.

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