Rossini's hilarious prequel to Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro was considered a must-see long before Bugs Bunny brought its frenetic overture to an even larger audience. Count Almaviva is in love with ...

San Francisco Opera has released first look footage of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Gioachino Rossini's beloved comedic masterpiece, running May 28 through June 21, 2026 at the War Memorial Opera House in ...

A disguised count, a know-it-all barber, an old wretched man and a young passionate woman locked in her house. Together these witty characters, amongst others, create what is well-known on the opera ...

One question that arises from Minnesota Opera’s production of Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville”: how did such an inane story become so embedded in the consciousness of Western culture?

Among the many reasons “The Barber of Seville” opera is hugely popular worldwide, here are three: Its music is instantly familiar, thanks to its usage in the 1950 Bugs Bunny cartoon “Rabbit of Seville ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- A classic opera is coming to downtown Madison to start November. Madison Opera will be performing "The Barber of Seville" at the Overture Center on November 1 and 3. The opera is ...

Think fast: Where did you first hear the overture from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” — or Frédéric Chopin’s Minute Waltz in D-Flat?” Betcha it was in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The Detroit Symphony ...

The Minnesota Opera production of The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini (2009). Credit: Michal Daniel The roots of Minnesota Opera’s upcoming production of “The Barber of Seville” by composer ...