Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

Arizona Opera brings back to the stage Gioachino Rossini’s greatest masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, March 9 – 11 in Phoenix. The Barber of Seville was the very first production that Arizona Opera presented back in 1972, and the Company is delighted for it to make its triumphant return, complete with all of the delightful characters and wildly popular music that so enchanted Arizona Opera’s first audiences. 

The opera tells the classic tale of the handsome Count Almaviva who falls in love with the beautiful Rosina.  He solicits Figaro, the town’s crafty barber, to help win her favor and make a fool of her ridiculous guardian, Dr. Bartolo. The plot is filled with twists and turns, mistaken identities, and the triumph of young love. “As we listen to Rossini’s masterful music and laugh along with the work composted more than 200 years ago, we are not visiting a ‘museum piece.’” said John Johnson, Board Chair of Arizona Opera, “We are enjoying an art form that is very much alive today.”

The Barber of Seville performs at Symphony Hall in Phoenix for three performances on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 11, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets start at $25, and may be purchased at www.azopera.org or by calling 602.266.7464 or 520.293.4336.