Sometime around his fourth “The Barber of Seville,” Chicago-based operatic baritone Will Liverman realized he’d been hounded by the same “nugget of an idea” for years. That idea was inspired by the ...
The conductor wore a T-shirt to lead a lively account of Rossini’s comic opera that strayed too far into caricature ...
Patrick Carfizzi as Dr. Bartolo in the San Diego Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville.” (Image courtesy of the opera) The rejuvenated San Diego Opera’s ambitious 2025-26 season continues this ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Gioachino Rossini, honoree -- along with leap year -- of a Google Doodle ...
Il viaggio a Reims or The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Lilly is a comic opera, originally performed in three acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Balocchi. Rossini ...
On Cendrillon, at the Opéra Royal de Versailles. But Cendrillon is not a children’s opera. Musically and structurally it behaves like other topflight Rossini comic operas, with scintillating ensembles ...
It may be approaching 40, but despite a little wear and tear round the edges, ENO’s legendary production provides the perfect foil for an energetic cast to bring this sparkling opera to life Anna ...