Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Libretto: Cesare Sterbini
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles
Premiered on February 20th, 1816 at the Teatro Argentina, Rome
The charming Rosina wants to marry the dashing Count Almaviva, but both must outwit her older benefactor Don Bartolo, who has his own designs on his young ward. Enter the clever barber Figaro, who not only sings the opera's most famous tune but also helps to bring happy resolution to the hilarious confusion.