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- Rossini, Gioachino
Duration: 8 minutes
Description: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA) was written by Giocchino Rossini (1792-1868) in 1816. The two-act comic opera is considered one of the greatest opera buffas ever written, and it remains a popular masterpiece staged frequently today, despite its disastrous February 20, 1816, premiere at the Teatro Argentina in Rome. The Overture, among the most well-known in the orchestral literature, was originally written in 1813 for use in Rossini’s AURELIANO IN PALMIRA, then was employed again for the 1815 premiere of ELISABETTA, REGINA D’INGHILTERRA in Naples, before finally settling as the Sinfonia for THE BARBER OF SEVILLE in 1816. Instrumentation: 1+1(Picc).2.2.2: 2.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(1): Str (9.8.7.6.5 in set). Reprint of the German edition.