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| Composer | Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Cesare Sterbini |
| Year | 1816 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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PragueIl barbiere di Siviglia
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Magdalena Švecová; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jan Chalupecky; David Janošek; Kateřina Štefková; Pavla Beranová
PoznańIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Mariusz Otto; Marek Weiss; Poznań Opera; Ryszard Kaja; Marek Rydian; Poznań Opera Orchestra; Andrzej Filończyk
ViennaIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gianluca Capuano; Herbert Fritsch; Vienna State Opera; Victoria Behr; Carsten Sander; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Glyndebourne’s season opens with Rossini’s Barber of Seville
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Annabel Arden’s production provides joyous comedy, with vocal and orchestral performances of the very finest.
Energetic cast brightens up the Met’s tired-looking Barbiere
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Bartlett Sher’s 2006 production of Rossini’s tuneful masterpiece is showing its age, but a superb cast and conductor keep the comedy moving.
Brilliantly enjoyable Barber of Seville in Sydney
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A thoroughly enjoyable and brilliantly performed version of Rossini's great comic opera at the Sydney Opera House.
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ParisIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Carlo Montanaro; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Silvia Aymonino; Fabio Barettin; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
TurinIl barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Giampaolo Bisanti; Vittorio Borrelli; Teatro Regio di Torino; Claudia Boasso; Luisa Spinatelli; Chiara Amarù; Antonino Siragusa
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Bachtrack top ten: Gioachino Rossini
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“Give me a laundry bill and I will set it to music.” Composition seemed to come easily to Rossini. He wrote around 40 operas in only 17 years... but then he suddenly stopped. Enjoy our top ten selection.