The Two Barbers
2016 marks the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. Discover why the opening night was a fiasco, and compare and contrast this most beloved bel canto masterpiece with the previous – and at the time greatly revered – Barber by Giovanni Paisiello.
A Selected Bibliography:
Rossini: His Life and Works. Richard Osborne
The Golden Century of Italian Opera from Rossini to Puccini. W Weaver
A Selected Discography:
Paisiello: Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Fasano, cond.
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia. Humburg, cond.
Rossini: Colbran, The Muse. Joyce DiDonato, mezzo.
