When asked to turn over a love letter, a girl in this opera hands over a laundry list instead.
Like its composer's opera about Elizabeth of England, this opera's overture is directly taken from that of Aureliano in Palmira. When asked to turn over a love letter, a girl in this opera hands over a laundry list instead. Its overture's F minor second theme features a motif of three staccato eighth notes, followed by two slurred ones, in an example of the composer's iconic "crescendo." A tone below the original D major is usually used to sing its aria about gossip titled "La calunnia." Arias in this opera include one sung before the music teacher Don Basilio arrives, titled "Una voce poco fa" ("OO-nah VOH-chay POH-koh FA"), and one in which the title character repeats his name before the patter section, titled "Largo al factotum." For 10 points, name this opera about Count Almaviva's attempts to woo Rosina, written by Gioachino Rossini.
Like its composer's opera about Elizabeth of England, this opera's overture is directly taken from that of Aureliano in Palmira.
The Barber of Seville, or, the Useless Precaution [or Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L’inutile precauzione] &lt;Other Art (Opera)&gt;