The Barber of Seville
Opera by Gioachino Rossini and Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution is an opera buffa in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy The Barber of Seville. Wikipedia
Arias: Largo al factotum, Una voce poco fa, Calumny is a little breeze, and more
Composers: Gioachino Rossini and Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
Language: Italian
First performance: February 20, 1816, Teatro Argentina, Rome, Italy
Characters: Figaro, Conde de Almaviva, Countess Rosine, and more
Adapted from: The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro