The Barber of Seville

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The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. It premiered (under the title Almaviva, or The Useless Precaution) on February 20, 1816, at the [...]Teatro Argentina, Rome. The overture, first written by Rossini for his operatic dramma serio Aureliano in Palmira, is a famous example of his characteristic Italian style.

Hosted by Boston University School of Music and School of Theatre on April 17, 2008.
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