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Houston Grand Opera: Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Oct. 27th, 1 pm

Opera's notorious barber schemes to help the beautiful, young Rosina escape the clutches of her elderly guardian and find true love. Rossini's score is punctuated with brilliant ensembles and some of opera's most familiar arias, including the famous "Largo al factotum," otherwise known as "Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!" Join us on Saturday, October 27th, 1 to 3:30 pm.

Cast:
Fiorello - Boris Dyakov
Count Almaviva - Lawrence Brownlee
Figaro - Nathan Gunn
Rosina - Ana María Martínez
Dr. Bartolo - Patrick Carfizzi
Don Basilio - Kyle Ketelsen
Berta - Catherine Cook
Sergeant - Charlie Mellor

Conductor - Leonardo Vordoni
Chorus Master - Richard Bado
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus

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