Schedule for "The Barber of Seville" (opera in concert) 2022

The opera " The Barber of Seville " ( concert) . Opera by Gioacchino Rossini's " Barber of Seville" ( 1816 ) - the highest sample of Italian opera buffa ( comic opera ) . The basis of the libretto by Cesare Strebini lay the comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais . Envious rivals composer provided the scandalous failure of the premiere, which took place on February 20, 1816 in the theater " Argento " ( Rome) . But after a second performance of " The Barber of Seville " was waiting for a triumph : the public demanded a repetition of each room "encore" .
In 1822, " The Barber of Seville " was staged in Russia at the Bolshoi Theatre in Stone St. Petersburg. Was present at the premiere of Alexander Pushkin , compared the music of Rossini with "golden splashes of champagne ." Continuing the tradition of the Italian national art , Rossini updated decrepit genre of opera buffa , filling his brilliant wit, a bright melody , a variety of emotional characteristics of heroes.

Count Almaviva is in love with the beautiful Rosina, which vigilantly guarded from prying views of its guardian - Dr Bartolo . The old man wants to marry Rosina himself - a rich heiress. The barber Figaro , a jack of all trades ( and a hairdresser, and a surgeon , and the vet , and the postman ) is ready to help the Count in his affairs of the heart , for a fee . Moreover, that Rosina has noticed a mysterious admirer and ready to respond to his feelings. But the count decided not to open Rosina his real name , " I let himself fall in love , not wealth, not the title Almaviva brilliant ... "

According to the laws of the genre of opera buffa , all three steps are filled with fun scenic fuss with binding and cross-dressing comedy " misrecognition ", with intricate intrigue and sudden favorable resolution .