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Joyce DiDonato “Una Voce Poco Fa” dall’Ópera “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” di G. Rossini. Dall’album ”Colbran the Muse -Rossini:Ópera Arias”.
“Una Voce Poco Fa” aria di Rosina dall’Ópera “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” di Giaochino Rossini.
Joyce DiDonato Mezzosoprano
Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Edoardo Müller Director
The Barber of Seville - Links
Look here to see articles and links on evereything Barber of Seville, from the libretto to pop culture references.
The Barber of Seville - Videos
This is the directory page for our videos from The Barber of Seville, click on the links below to hear some of the music from this piece and see how diverse the productions of this opera can be!
Act II Opening (Pace e gioia sia con voi)
Overture to The Barber of Seville (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)
The King Singers performing the overture to The Barber of Seville
Think you don’t know opera? you may be surprised. This Classic Bugs Bunny clip features the overture from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville - Libretto
Here you can see the libretto fo The Barber of Seville in English, Italian, and German
The Barber of Seville - Synopsis
The opera begins with a group of musicians playing at the beautiful Rosina’s window. One of these musicians is actually a Count in disguise, who is trying to get Rosina to love him for himself, and not his money! However, this Count Almaviva, disguised as the poor musician Lindoro, has his work cut out for him, Dr Bartolo is trying to marry Rosina! So what does the Count do? He asks Figaro, the town barber, for help. Figaro suggests that the Count sing a song for Rosina, and so he does. To his surprise, Rosina starts singing back, and after the Count declares his love for her, she begins to respond…only to be distracted, leaving the Count’s declaration of love unanswered! And so the Count turns to Figaro again, hoping for a new idea. And in the next scene, Rosina’s true feelings of love for this stranger are revealed! Then, Figaro overhears Dr Bartolo’s conversation with Don Basilio that he wants to marry Rosina the following day. If the Count wants to marry Rosina, he’s going to have to work hard (and work quickly!) to overcome all these obstacles! Good luck, Count!
A barber with six hands??
OKay, so I was looking for songs from Barber online and I ran across this: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet doing the overture. It’s amazing how different the song sounds in guitar form.
