Il barbiere di Siviglia

Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "The Barber of Seville," premiered in 1816, is subtitled "Useless Caution" – and that's precisely what it's about: Filled with jealousy, the old Doctor Bartolo tries to keep his ward Rosina at home so he can marry her for his own rich inheritance. But in vain: The young and far more charming Count Almaviva gains access to the young woman's heart thanks to a masquerade and the help of the barber Figaro. With its vir...