The Barber of Seville

This season, Children’s Performance will feature a 60-minute abridged version of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville performed by Palm Beach Opera’s Benenson Young Artists and Apprentice Artists. Sung in Italian with English narration and supertitles projected above the stage, this iconic opera will be made complete with beautiful costumes, lively narration, and a full orchestra.

The Barber of Seville, performed by Miami Lyric Opera, remains one of Rossini’s most frequently performed comic operas in the repertoire. The barber of the title is Figaro, whose impressive entrance aria (“”Largo al factotum””)—with its repeated proclamations of his own name—is one of the best-known of all opera arias. The Barber of Seville will be conducted by Beverly Coulter, with Raffaele … +