Seattle Opera: The Barber of Seville
$25 and up
Gioachino Rossini
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Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia "The Barber of Seville" (Gioachino Rossini),
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Il barbiere di Siviglia "The Barber of Seville"
Rossini – The Barber of Seville
Rossini’s vivacious romp starts with an iconic overture, gains speed with a parade of familiar melodies, and concludes with an “all is forgiven” finale bubbling over with joy. The prequel to Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro finds quick-witted Figaro helping Count Almaviva whisk fair Rosina away from her ghastly guardian through a series of schemes fit for a Bugs Bunny cartoon.