From the mind Rossini, the King of Italian comic opera, comes this undisputed masterpiece of love and laughter… The Barber of Seville.  The work has proven so popular and funny that even Bugs Bunny got into the act once with an early cartoon titled “The Rabbit of Seville.”

A beautiful young lady must enter an arranged marriage with old Doctor Bartolo, but she is in love with the handsome young Count Almaviva. There is only one man who can help them.

Will Figaro save the day? Will the young lovers be united? Will old Doctor Bartolo get his closest shave ever? And what’s with all the chickens?

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The Barber of Seville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Get out of the way The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Here comes the original Italian Spaghetti Western!  Puccini’s follow-up to his operatic masterpiece Madame Butterfly sets its exciting tale in the American Wild, Wild West, and is filled with all the fantastic music the composer is famous for.

Set during the California Gold Rush, this unique opera features passionate arias, blazing orchestra colors, and hair trigger excitement as the Wild West comes alive.

The Girl of the Golden West

Belmont University

Deep in the shadows of the Colorado Rockies and miles from where anyone can hear you scream; the Overlook Hotel awaits. For its new caretakers, the Torrance family, the only thing more unnerving than their profound seclusion and solitude is the realization that they are not the hotel’s only guests.

While his young son with a sixth sense endures this house of horrors, Jack faces demons – past and present, real and imagined – that ultimately turn him into a monster. 

What started as a desperate search for financial (and marital) sanctuary now spirals out of control and sinks into a terrifying struggle for sanity and survival. Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, The Shining features music as beautiful and haunting as the story is horrifying.

Nashville Opera Orchestra

16 - 18 Apr, 2026

The Barber of Seville

22 - 24 Jan, 2026

The Girl of the Golden West

Nashville Opera Orchestra