Barber of Seville, The

American  

noun

1. Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia.  a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.

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The Barber of Seville Cultural  

1. An opera by Gioacchino Rossini. The title character is Figaro, a master schemer. By his trickery, he helps his former master, a nobleman, win the hand of a beautiful woman.

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Example Sentences

In Arlington, Opera Nova has been putting on abbreviated operas for many years, bringing in 3,000 children per year on school buses to see such works as “The Barber of Seville, “The Magic Flute” and, this year, “La Cenerentola,” or “Cinderella.”

From Washington Post

At the more traditional end of the spectrum come Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” and Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” the latter directed by Francesca Zambello.

From New York Times

Mr. Costello sometimes appeared rattled by the experience, and in Ms. Leonard’s spirited “Una voce poco fa” from Rossini’s “Barber of Seville,” the microphone picked up the jangle of her earrings and the flutter of her Spanish fan.

From New York Times

Whenever a lower voice has been honored with the leading r�le in a grand opera the reason is found in the character, as the jovial Barber of Seville, the deformed Rigoletto, the accursed Flying Dutchman; but the tenor has always held undisputed possession of the lover's part.

From Project Gutenberg

The opera was the Barber of Seville; the company in full undress, and so barbarous as to pay attention to the performance.

From Project Gutenberg