Oper légère - The Barber of Seville, after Gioachino Rossini

Oper légère - The Barber of Seville, after Gioachino Rossini
One voice, one piano, one opera

Franziska Dannheim - vocals & host
Jeong-Min Kim - piano

With "The Barber of Seville", these two dedicated musicians venture into the cheerful territory of opera. Rossini's masterpiece is a cascade of brilliant melodies, and Franziska Dannheim plays every role in the amusingly scheming love plot of Count Almaviva and his Rosina - charming the audience as a witty operatic guide. The text draws on Beaumarchais, who sketched an exuberant self-portrait in the Barber. In the end, everyone gets what they want - including her. Long live "Figaro, Figaro, Fiiigaro!"

Jeong-Min Kim is her ideal partner at the grand piano, whose virtuosic playing and sensitivity mean you never miss the full orchestra for a moment. This relaxed introduction to opera works for first-timers and seasoned fans alike - a programme the whole family can enjoy.