Bartolo enters with the music master, Don Basilio, who tells him Almaviva is a rival for Rosina's hand and advises slandering the nobleman's reputation. Figaro joins her, but they leave on hearing footsteps.
Figaro suggests Almaviva disguise himself as a drunken soldier billeted to Bartolo's house.Īlone in the house, Rosina muses on the voice that has touched her heart and resolves to outwit Bartolo. No sooner has Bartolo left the house to arrange his own marriage with Rosina than Almaviva launches into a second serenade, calling himself "Lindoro," a poor creature who can offer only love. Figaro, though currently in Bartolo's employ, encounters Almaviva and promises to help him win Rosina - for a suitable reward. At the sound of Figaro's voice, Almaviva steps away as the barber bounds in, boasting of his busy life as the neighborhood factotum. When Rosina fails to answer his song, the count pays the players, and they leave.
Bartolo, who keeps the girl confined in his house. Saturday, September 20, 1 to 4:15 pm.Īt night, Count Almaviva brings a band of musicians to serenade Rosina, ward of Dr. With the help of a wily barber, a strong-willed young woman outwits a lecherous old man in this eternally fresh comic masterpiece featuring Gioachino Rossini’s witty and charming score.
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