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The Barber Seville
Il barbiere di Sivigilia
Music by Giacomo Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
After the play Le Barbier de Séville
by Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais
and the libretto by Petrosellini for
Il barbiere di Siviglia by Paisiello
First performance: Teatro Argentina, Rome, Italy
February 20, 1816

The Articles
  Rossini and Barber
Beaumarchais
Le Barbier de Séville
Opera in Rossini's Italy
Spain and Seville

Teachers' Resources

The Cast
(In order of vocal appearance)
Fiorello (fee-oh-REHL-loh)
Servant to Count Almaviva baritone
Count Almaviva (al-mah-VEE-vah)
Spanish nobleman tenor
Figaro (FEE-gah-roh)
Barber baritone
Rosina
Young girl mezzo-soprano
Dr. Bartolo
Rosina's guardian bass
Ambrogio
Dr. Bartolo's servant bass
Don Basilio Singing teacher bass
Berta
Dr. Bartolo's housekeeper mezzo-soprano
Sergeant
  baritone
A notary, musicians, soldiers

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Revised July 2010
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