A terrific cast of singing actors, hilarious staging and Rossini’s scintillating musical score resulted in a concoction of sheer perfection in Cincinnati Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville,” which opened July 6 in Music Hall.
The audience was in stiches all night thanks to the witty staging by Christopher Matttaliano and light-as-air conducting by Christopher Allen. Based on the play by Beaumarchais with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini, Rossini’s opera still rings true in these…
