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Cover of Barber of Seville (Figaro Trilogy #1)

Barber of Seville (Figaro Trilogy #1)

Pierre Beaumarchais

Length
2 h 16 min
Chapters
4
Language
English
First published
1922

Count Almaviva's heart is stolen when he lays eyes on Rosine, but he worries that she will only love him for his money. Can Figaro help him? This comedy is the first play in Beaumarchais' Figaro trilogy. It was written in 1773, but because of political and legal problems, Beaumarchais could not stage the play until 1775. The Barber of Seville was adapted into at least five operas, the best-known being by Rossini. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)

The other plays in the trilogy are #2: The Follies of a Day; Or, the Marriage of Figaro and #3: Frailty and Hypocrisy.

Cast list:

Count Almaviva, Spanish Grandee, Incognito lover of Rosine: Jake Malizia

Doctor Bartholo, Physician and Guardian of Rosine: James R. Hedrick

Rosine, Young Lady of Noble Birth, Ward of Bartholo: WendyKatzHiller

Figaro, The Barber of Seville: ToddHW

Don Bazile, Organist and Rosine's Music Teacher: Alan Mapstone

Youngman, an old Servant of Bartholo: realisticspeakers

Wideawake, another Servant of Bartholo. A Dolt and a Sluggard: Joanna Michal Hoyt

A Notary Public: Ciufi Galeazzi

A Justice of the Peace: Lynette Caulkins

Stage Directions: Larry Wilson

Chapters

From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org), the text (opens babel.hathitrust.org), all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org).