Il barbiere di Siviglia

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Il barbiere di Siviglia is a celebrated comic opera by Gioachino Rossini, renowned for its lively music, witty plot, and enduring popularity in the operatic repertoire.

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instanceOf opera ⓘ
alternativeTitle The Barber of Seville ⓘ
basedOn Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ⓘ
composer Gioachino Rossini ⓘ
compositionYear 1815 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
era Romantic era ⓘ
famousAria Largo al factotum ⓘ
Una voce poco fa ⓘ
famousEnsemble Zitti, zitti, piano, piano ⓘ
firstPublisher Giovanni Ricordi ⓘ
followedBy Otello (Rossini) ⓘ
linked to: Otello (opera)
genre opera buffa ⓘ
hasOverture Il barbiere di Siviglia overture ⓘ
historicalContext early 19th-century Italian opera ⓘ
influenced later comic operas in the 19th century ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Cesare Sterbini ⓘ
mainFemaleRoleVoiceType mezzo-soprano or soprano ⓘ
mainMaleRoleVoiceType baritone (Figaro) ⓘ
tenor (Count Almaviva) ⓘ
notableCharacter Count Almaviva ⓘ
Doctor Bartolo ⓘ
Don Basilio ⓘ
Figaro ⓘ
Rosina ⓘ
notableFor coloratura writing for soprano ⓘ
lively music ⓘ
virtuosic baritone role ⓘ
witty plot ⓘ
numberOfActs 2 ⓘ
orchestration classical orchestra with pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, timpani, and strings ⓘ
originalTitle Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L’inutile precauzione ⓘ
partOf standard operatic repertoire ⓘ
period bel canto ⓘ
precededBy Il signor Bruschino ⓘ
premiereCity Rome ⓘ
premiereDate 1816-02-20 ⓘ
premiereLocation Teatro Argentina, Rome ⓘ
linked to: Teatro Argentina
publisher Ricordi ⓘ
settingLocation Seville ⓘ
structure overture and two acts ⓘ
subjectMatter disguise and deception ⓘ
romantic intrigue ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 2 hours 45 minutes ⓘ

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Gioachino Rossini → notableWork → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Don Basilio → appearsIn → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Don Basilio → workByComposer → Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini ⓘ
linked to: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Le Barbier de Séville → adaptedAs → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Figaro → appearsIn → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Figaro → operaFirstPerformanceWork → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Figaro → centralCharacterOf → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Italian opera → hasNotableWork → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Il barbiere di Siviglia → originalTitle → Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L’inutile precauzione ⓘ
linked to: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Il barbiere di Siviglia → hasOverture → Il barbiere di Siviglia overture ⓘ
linked to: Il barbiere di Siviglia
L’italiana in Algeri → relatedWorkByComposer → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) → appearsIn → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) → firstPerformanceWork → Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816) ⓘ
linked to: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Countess Almaviva → appearsIn → Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ