“The Barber of Seville” opera was based on a 1775 play of the same name by French satirist Pierre Beaumarchais. It’s the ...

Opera lovers, take note: If you’ve been trying to introduce friends and loved ones to opera, this is your chance. The next production in the 2018-2019 season of Michigan Opera Theatre is a classic ...

The most famous entrance aria in opera is Figaro’s “Largo al factotum” in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” Everyone in the sold-out Irvine Barclay Theatre on Saturday was waiting for John Packard to ...

TAMPA -- The curtain opened on a huge set, denoting grand ambitions for The Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini's best known work and Opera Tampa's season opener. Under the direction of guest ...

I would love one day to see the two great Beaumarchais operas, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, back to back. Perhaps one before dinner, one after; call it a ...