Il barbiere di Siviglia
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Il barbiere di Siviglia is a celebrated comic opera by Gioachino Rossini, renowned for its lively music, witty plot, and enduring popularity in the operatic repertoire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Barber of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Le Barbier de Séville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| era | Romantic era ⓘ |
| famousAria |
Largo al factotum
NERFINISHED
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Una voce poco fa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousEnsemble | Zitti, zitti, piano, piano ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Giovanni Ricordi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Otello (Rossini) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera buffa ⓘ |
| hasOverture | Il barbiere di Siviglia overture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century Italian opera ⓘ |
| influenced | later comic operas in the 19th century ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Cesare Sterbini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFemaleRoleVoiceType | mezzo-soprano or soprano ⓘ |
| mainMaleRoleVoiceType |
baritone (Figaro)
ⓘ
tenor (Count Almaviva) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Count Almaviva
NERFINISHED
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Doctor Bartolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ Figaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coloratura writing for soprano
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lively music ⓘ virtuosic baritone role ⓘ witty plot ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestration | classical orchestra with pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, timpani, and strings ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L’inutile precauzione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | standard operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| period | bel canto ⓘ |
| precededBy | Il signor Bruschino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1816-02-20 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Teatro Argentina, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Ricordi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | overture and two acts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
disguise and deception
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romantic intrigue ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 2 hours 45 minutes ⓘ |
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