This is Opera
Season 1 • Episode 3: The Barber of Seville • Watch with subtitles
Episode 3: The Barber of Seville
March 22, 2015 • 50 min
"The Barber of Seville" is the quintessential comic opera and irrefutable proof that opera is not just drama and tragedy, but also pure entertainment. In this episode, Ramón Gener explains the essential "ingredients" in Rossini's music: staccato, crescendo, patter song, the fifth interval and coloratura.
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