The Barber of Seville is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy Le Barbier de ...

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Christopher Bozeka and Lindsay Ohse star in “Le comte Ory” at Opera Southwest. (Courtesy of Opera Southwest) Gioachino Rossini's "Le comte Ory" mixes the sensuality of Ravel with the highjinks of ...

Following its sold-out “Tosca,” Opera Santa Barbara (Opera SB) continues its 2022-23 season with a new production of Rossini’s “La scala di seta,” starring soprano Jana McIntyre of Santa Barbara.

Knoxville Opera’s 18th annual Rossini Festival International Street Fair is hitting the streets of Downtown Knoxville on Saturday, April 13. A “legacy event,” as described by Knoxville Mayor Madeline ...

“William Tell Overture” was penned by Gioachino Rossini, a 19th century Italian composer most known for his 39 operas, with “Overture” being his last before he went into semi-retirement. Born in ...

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As with so many comic operas, “The Barber of Seville” is marked by a plot brimming with false identities and improbable twists and turns. The music by Giacomo Rossini is, however, glorious; and if you ...

Rossini's "Cinderella" from Houston Grand Opera is playing at the Wortham Theater Center now through Nov. 9. The show run is highlighted by HGO's first-ever "HGO Family Day" production on Saturday, ...

It is possible to go through a musical lifetime without once coming upon a live performance of such operas as Princess Ida, Rusalka, The Trojans, Mosè, and Tiefland. Indeed, most listeners know these ...

Opera is an art form that favors extravagant appetites. For every dining-obsessed Don Giovanni, Falstaff or Alfredo, there’s an opera-inspired dish of peach Melba, tournedos Rossini or pasta alla ...

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