Undoubtedly the most famous opera buffa in the history of music and an eternal source of delight. Rossini composed it in just a few weeks, borrowing the overture and certain airs from his own serious ...

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE runs approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including one intermission. Performed in Italian with English supertitles. Music by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, from ...

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 ...

We have the French Sun King, Louis XIV, to thank for turning music and dance into a profession. Prior to his signing letters patent on June 28, 1669 creating the Royal Academy of Music, such ...