Il barbiere di Siviglia

Comic opera in two acts Text: Cesare Sterbini after Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Production & Stage: Herbert Fritsch Count Almaviva loves Rosina - and she loves him. But her guardian Don Bartolo wants to marry her himself and keeps her under strict surveillance. He is supported by Don Basilio, who spins intrigues. Help comes from Figaro, the shrewd barber, who uses cunning and disguises to gain Almaviva access to Rosina. Despite all the obstacles and comic entanglements, the lovers manage to outwit Bartolo in the end and find each other.