The Barber of Seville by Rossini, Tue 02 Oct 2012, From (2012/2012), Directed by Joan Font, Conductor Paolo Olmi, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Melodramma buffo in two acts. Libretto by Cesare Sterbini after The Barber of Seville by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome on February 20, 1816 This opera was recorded by France Musique . it will air on October 17 at 7 p.m. France Musique will broadcast behind the scenes of the show on Stéphane Grand's show, "L'Air des lieux" on Sunday October 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 25 years after Mozart and his Nozze di Figaro , Rossini drew inspiration from Beaumarchais' comedy featuring the valiant Figaro to compose a masterpiece of Italian comic opera to which he breathed a frantic pace. Serenades, duets, ensembles flood this inventive score with vocalizations and acid and colorful portraits. Rossini was 24... After the success of L'Italienne in Algiers in January 2011, Paolo Olmi and Joan Font got together to give life to this new production.