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After opening their season with a production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, San Diego Opera will present Gioachino Rossini's ...

IT’S WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST COMIC OPERAS OF ALL TIME. AND NEXT WEEK THE FLORENTINE OPERA’S THE BARBER OF SEVILLE IS ON STAGE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. JOINING ME NOW IS THE OPERA’S MUSIC ...

It’s a story that could take place anywhere and in any time. At least that’s the premise of Penn Square Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville,” which runs Friday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 15.

When Gioachino Rossini premiered his opera “The Barber of Seville” in Rome on Feb. 20, 1816, everything that could go wrong went wrong. A string snapped on a singer’s guitar as he began playing.

Onstage at the Lyric Opera, Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) is a riot and a half, with gorgeous sets, strong comedic writing, and some of the cleverest music ever composed.

Even if you think you don’t like opera, you’ve probably hummed tunes from “The Barber of Seville.” The music has appeared in everything from Looney Tunes cartoons to episodes of “Seinfeld” and “The ...

Scott Purcell will mark his fifth time performing in a production of "The Barber of Seville" on Friday in the Manship Theatre. That's when Opera Louisiane opens its production of Gioachino Rossini's ...

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 ...

Arizona Opera is celebrating its 50th anniversary season by revisiting an opera that started it all. This weekend, Arizona Opera opens its Main Stage series at Linda Ronstadt Music Hall with Rossini’s ...

Ludwig van Beethoven had a visitor. A young man stepped into the legendary composer’s attic apartment in Vienna. He was introduced as Gioachino Rossini. “Ah ...

It’s an opera with music so catchy it’s been featured in everything from movies to cartoons and remains popular more than 100 years after it was written. KIRO Newsradio’s Heather Bosch spoke with key ...