FTP, what is this Rossini opera in which Almaviva is aided by the resourceful barber Figaro?
Although first produced in 1816, this opera is one of the last examples of the style of Italian comic opera popular in the 18th century, and is the last major opera to use the secco recitative. Major moments include the "singing lesson" scene and the aria "Largo al factorum", one of the greatest examples of buffo aria in rapid declamation. In it, a count gains admittance to the house of his romantic rival, Dr. Bartolo, by disguising himself first as a drunken sailor and then as a music teacher, and shortly thereafter a notary who was to marry Rosina to Bartolo is convinced to marry Rosina to Almaviva instead. FTP, what is this Rossini opera in which Almaviva is aided by the resourceful barber Figaro?
Although first produced in 1816, this opera is one of the last examples of the style of Italian comic opera popular in the 18th century, and is the last major opera to use the secco recitative.
The Barber of Seville