In Act I of “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the title character, Figaro, belts out an exuberant ...

35D. [Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from “North by Northwest”] is a reference to a wonderful scene ...

A dazzling Maria Kataeva lifts San Francisco Opera's uneven revival of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" with a rich, ...

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Comic misunderstandings, secret romance, and sparkling music come together in The Silken Ladder (La scala di seta), the ...

Here's the top events to check out this week in San Francisco.

Ann Freeman Dance Academy is pleased to announce two end-of-year recitals at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center on Sunday, May 31, and will be performed by our AFDA students, staff, and guests. Our ...

Opera Modesto announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Portman's THE LITTLE PRINCE, and ...

Following a sold-out performance of Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’ on April 18, St Laurence Forres is hosting ...

There are composers whose lives become inseparable from their music, and then there is Gioachino Rossini, who became famous not only for opera houses and concert halls, but also for his love for food.

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra will present “An Evening of Opera with Fabienne Conrad and Toufic Maatouk” on Saturday, May 16, at the Katara Opera House, offering audiences a rich ...

From March 25 and 27-29 The Michigan State University College of Music closed its opera season with “Puccini and Rossini: Operas of Consequence and Comedy." The performance was held at Fairchild ...