|
Title |
|
Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
| Composer |
|
Giovanni
Paisiello (1740-1816) |
| Librettists |
|
G.
Petrosellini, based on The Barber of Seville by Beaumarchais |
| Genre |
|
Comic opera in
four acts |
|
First performance |
|
26 - 9 - 1782,
St.-Petersburg |
| Time of action |
|
Eighteenth
century |
| Place of action |
|
Seville, Spain |
| Main parts |
|
| Rosina |
soprano |
| Figaro |
baritone |
| Conte |
tenor |
| Bartolo |
bass |
| Don Basilio |
bass-baritone |
|
| Length |
|
Normal. |
| Music |
|
Excellent
music. It is a pity the work has been completely overshadowed by Rossini's
version. |
| Story |
|
Same story as
Rossini's Barber of Seville. |
| Costumes |
|
Eighteenth
century |
