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Der Barbier von Sevilla

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Comic opera in two acts Music by Rossini
Libretto by CESARE STERBINI , after BEAUMARCHAIS
(Detail from Nattier's painting of Beaumarchais at 27) German version by IGNAZ KOLLMAN adapted by GÜNTHER RENNERT
Rossini's witty and exciting music turns the first of Beaumarchais's three plays about the barber Figaro into one of the greatest comic operas of all time.
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF TUE
BAVARIAN STATE OPERA chorus-master
WOLFGANG BAUMGART conducted by SILVIO VARVISO
(Recording from the National Theatre, Munich, made available by Bavarian Radio) Act 1

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Music By:
Cesare Sterbini
Chorus-Master:
Wolfgang Baumgart
Conducted By:
Silvio Varviso
Source: Radio Times

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