THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
(Il barbiere di Siviglia)

Score: Gioachino Rossini
Libretto: Cesare Sterbini

April 16, 2026 - 7:30 PM
April 18, 2026 - 7:30 PM
Tennessee Performing Arts Center - Jackson Hall

Directed by John Hoomes
Conducted by Dean Williamson
Featuring the Nashville Opera Orchestra
Sung in Italian with English lyrics projected above the stage

Pierre Beaumarchais' Le Barbier de Séville ou la Précaution inutile
Premiere: February, 20 1816 at Teatro Argentina, Rome, Italy

“Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!”

From the mind Rossini, the King of Italian comic opera, comes this undisputed masterpiece of love and laughter… The Barber of Seville. The work has proven so popular and funny that even Bugs Bunny got into the act once with an early cartoon titled “The Rabbit of Seville.”

A beautiful young lady must enter an arranged marriage with old Doctor Bartolo, but she is in love with the handsome young Count Almaviva. There is only one man who can help them.

Will Figaro save the day? Will the young lovers be united? Will old Doctor Bartolo get his closest shave ever? And what’s with all the chickens?

All of these questions (and more) will be answered when we present the ultimate evening of laughter and smiles.