210 years ago today, The Barber of Seville, an opera buffa composed by Gioachino Rossini, premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome to jeers from the audience.

crimeschneck∈🇩🇪⊂🇪🇺@sopuli.xyz · 2 months ago

210 years ago today, The Barber of Seville, an opera buffa composed by Gioachino Rossini, premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome to jeers from the audience.

mysticpickle@lemmy.ca · 2 months ago

You guys can watch the full thing here! :>

Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · edit-2 2 months ago

Very cool! I just gave it a watch recently.

The act 1 finale is a spectacular piece of music.

Here’s the full show that I watched. Great performances all around (especially from Rosina and Figaro); I usually prefer historical costumes and sets, but this one was fun. Highly recommended!