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Gioacchino Rossini: Seville
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It is quite probable that Beaumarchais' play Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) had already been in Rossini's mind as subject matter for his next opera. Barber was already a successful opera by composer Paisiello (Rossini publicly extolled the virtues of Paisiello's score). Within two months of signing the contract, Rossini' Barber was ready to premiere in Rome in 1816. The premiere was less than stellar with both stage mishaps and fervid Paisiello followers creating disturbances in the audience. Future performances were much smoother and Barber became admired by such composers as Beethoven, Verdi and Richard Strauss.
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Opera Queensland presents Rossini's sparkling opera The Barber of Seville in a new production, created by designer Leon Krasenstein and directed by John Milson, which boasts a kaleidoscopic world inspired by the art deco designs of Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi. José Carbó reprises his role as Figaro while popular soprano Elivira Fatykhova, last seen in Opera Queensland’s Lucia di Lammermoor, is Dr Bartolo’s young, spirited ward Rosina, with Adrian Dwyer as her suitor, Count Almaviva.
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Rossini was an opera composer, and is especially well-known for his comic operas. Some of his great operas include Tancredi, The Italian Girl in Algiers, The Barber of Seville, Semiramide, William Tell and Cinderella.
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