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2026-03-15 12:11:10 UTC

Classical Music on Nostr: For lunch break, between an espresso and a cigarette, I propose Rossini's "The Barber ...

For lunch break, between an espresso and a cigarette, I propose Rossini's "The Barber of Seville", Act I Finale, with Joyce DiDonato as Rosina and Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva.

Did you know that the premiere (February 20, 1816, in Rome) was a complete bust? Only after that did it start to gain traction and become the success we all know it to be.