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- Gioachino Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) (Schirmer edition) (1816)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- Libretto by C. Sterbini after Beaumarchais. English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin.
- English, Italian
Programme Note
Cast List:
COUNT ALMAVIVA: Tenor
DR. BARTOLO, physician, guardian of Rosina: Bass-buffo
ROSINA, ward of Dr. Bartolo: Soprano
FIGARO, barber: Baritone
BASILIO, music master to Rosina: Bass
FIORELLO, servant of Count Almaviva: Baritone
AMBROSIUS, servant of Dr. Bartolo: Bass
BERTA, old housemaid of Dr. Bartolo: Soprano
AN OFFICER: Tenor
An Alcalde or Magistrate, A Notary, Soldiers, Musicians
Synopsis:
Count Almaviva, concealing his identity by dressing as a poor student, is in love with Rosina and desperately wants her to become his wife. However Rosina’s guardian, Dr Bartolo, has other plans: Rosina is due a large inheritance and so he plans to marry her himself. Aided by Figaro, the Count’s former manservant and now a barber in Seville, the lovers outwit all of Bartolo’s cunning schemes and the opera ends happily as Almaviva and Rosina are married.
COUNT ALMAVIVA: Tenor
DR. BARTOLO, physician, guardian of Rosina: Bass-buffo
ROSINA, ward of Dr. Bartolo: Soprano
FIGARO, barber: Baritone
BASILIO, music master to Rosina: Bass
FIORELLO, servant of Count Almaviva: Baritone
AMBROSIUS, servant of Dr. Bartolo: Bass
BERTA, old housemaid of Dr. Bartolo: Soprano
AN OFFICER: Tenor
An Alcalde or Magistrate, A Notary, Soldiers, Musicians
Synopsis:
Count Almaviva, concealing his identity by dressing as a poor student, is in love with Rosina and desperately wants her to become his wife. However Rosina’s guardian, Dr Bartolo, has other plans: Rosina is due a large inheritance and so he plans to marry her himself. Aided by Figaro, the Count’s former manservant and now a barber in Seville, the lovers outwit all of Bartolo’s cunning schemes and the opera ends happily as Almaviva and Rosina are married.