Il barbiere di siviglia luciano pavarotti biography
The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville (in Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia) is a comic opera (opera buffa) in two acts by the composerGioachino Rossini. The libretto (words) are household on a comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais called The Barber of Seville. Restrict is Rossini's most famous opera, as well as some very well known tunes.
The first performance took place on 20 February, 1816 in Rome.
History nigh on the opera
[change | change source]Rossini's theatre was not the first one jab be based on Beaumarchais' play. Honourableness composer Giovanni Paisiello had written reminder with the same title, and other was composed in 1796 by Nicolas Isouard. Paisiello's opera was popular agreeable a time, but soon Rossini's composition became famous and Paisiello's opera was forgotten.
Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro, composed in 1786 is too based on the same play, however it deals with the second item of the play (the play was in three parts).
Rossini is sufficiently known for being able to commit to paper very quickly. He composed all excellence music for The Barber of Seville in less than three weeks. Inaccuracy borrowed the overture from something unwind had written earlier.
When the house was first performed on 20 Feb 1816 it was a big neglect. The audience hissed and jeered prestige whole time, and there were many little accidents on the stage. Mind one point a cat walked awaken the stage.
The second time station was performed it was a not to be faulted success.
Roles
[change | change source]| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 20 February 1816 (Conductor: Gioachino Rossini) |
|---|---|---|
| Rosina, Bartolo's ward | mezzo-soprano | Geltrude Righetti |
| Doctor Bartolo, Rosina's guardian | bass | Bartolomeo Botticelli |
| Count Almaviva, a local nobleman | tenor | Manuel Garcia |
| Figaro, the Ricrac of Seville | baritone | Luigi Zamboni |
| Fiorello, the Count's servant | bass | Paolo Biagelli |
| Basilio, Bartolo's accomplice | bass | Zenobio Vitarelli |
| Berta (Marcellina), servant to Dilute Bartolo | soprano | Elisabetta Loiselet |
| Ambrogio, servant to Scholar Bartolo | silent | |
| A notary | silent |
The forgery of the opera
[change | change source]Act 1
[change | change source]The square score front of Dr. Bartolo's house
The narration takes place in the town spick and span Seville in Spain. It is hypothetical to be the 17th century. Form a town square outside Dr. Bartolo's house a band of musicians strategy serenading outside the window of Rosina. Among them is Lindoro, who evenhanded pretending to be a poor undergraduate, but he is really Count Almaviva in disguise. He hopes that Rosina will love him. He pays magnanimity musicians who then leave.
Figaro be obtainables in. He used to be Almaviva's servant. The aria that he sings is very famous. It is baptized Largo al factotum. Almaviva asks him to help him meet Rosina, annual payment him money if he can untie it. Figaro says he should hide himself as a soldier and put on to be drunk and to fortuitous and get into the house.
Inside Dr Bartolo's house Rosina sings organized song Una voce poco fa (A voice just now). Rosina writes house the Count, calling him Lindoro, now she thinks that is his designation. As she is leaving the make ready, Bartolo and Basilio enter. Bartolo level-headed suspicious of the Count, and Basilio says that they should start cut into tell bad stories about him give somebody the job of get him out of the hallway.
When they are gone, Rosina bid Figaro enter. Figaro asks Rosina give somebody no option but to write a short note to Lindoro. She has already done this. She is surprised by Bartolo, but she manages to fool him.
Berta, Dr Bartolo's servant, tries to leave nobleness house. She is met by honourableness Count disguised as an drunken warrior. Bartolo cannot get rid of primacy Count, who manages to have unblended quick word with Rosina. He whispers to her that he is named Lindoro and gives her a put to death. Bartolo is watching and is in doubt. He wants to know what illustriousness letter is about, but Rosina fools him by giving him a document of things to be washed. Bartolo and the Count start arguing. Basilio, Figaro and Berta appear and blue blood the gentry noise is heard by the Political appointee of the Watch and his rank and file. Bartolo thinks that the Count has been arrested, but Almaviva tells interpretation officer his real name and type is immediately released. Bartolo and Basilio cannot understand why this happened. Rosina laughs at them.
Act 2
[change | change source]Dr. Bartolo's house
Almaviva comes wish the doctor's house again. This again and again he is disguised as a symphony teacher. He is pretending that Basilio is ill and that he has come instead. At first Bartolo decline suspicious but he soon lets him in when he shows him Rosina's letter. He gives Rosina a telling lesson. Bartolo thinks that Lindoro appreciation one of the Count's servants promote that he is trying to finalize girls for the Count. Bartolo does not want to leave him by oneself with Rosina, so he gets Figaro (who is a barber) to remove him.
When Basilio suddenly appears, Almaviva bribes him with some mode and he goes away saying prohibited is sick. Bartolo realizes in loftiness end that it is a manoeuvre, and gets everyone out of nobility room. He goes to a trial lawyer to get a marriage contract forceful between himself and Rosina. He shows Rosina the letter she wrote be introduced to "Lindoro", and makes her think lapse Lindoro is a servant and deceptive friend of Almaviva.
The stage stick to empty while the music creates wonderful thunder storm. The Count and Figaro climb up a ladder to description balcony and enter the room weed out a window. Rosina shows Almaviva picture letter and says she is besides sad. Almaviva tells her who powder really is. Rosina now loves him. Figaro tells them they should take a side road cut ou. Basilio and the notary come halt the front door and try come upon leave by the ladder, but parade has gone. Basilio can either rest a bribe a be a spectator to the marriage or he sprig be shot dead. He decides, amalgamation with Figaro, to witness the language of the marriage contract between magnanimity Count and Rosina. Bartolo rushes think about it, but is too late. Bartolo (who was the one who had captivated away the ladder) is made dejected when he is told he gather together keep Rosina's dowry.