The Barber of Seville

Some of you may wonder why this blog is called Beingabarger. Amac, you may ask, (or are you asking yourself?), you're not a barber, so how would you know if its tight? Well, if you're cultured, you'll know that I am referencing an awesome Opera, The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini.

The Barber of Seville was the first Opera I saw, and oh buddy it was tight. The Overture is real kewl, with an exciting, fast pace. It may give some listeners a hankering for beef, since the cattle industry appropriated it for their "Beef, its what's for dinner" campaign. It gave me a hankering for chipotle, but that may be non-unique. But anyway, the Overture rules and definetly sets the mood for this wacky story of barber-assisted love.

The first scene is basically about a rich Count trying to woo this young widow. Since he aint looking for no golddiggers, he pretends to be a poor student (besides, chicks dig students). But a wreck of other dudes are trying to court this newly eligible non-dude, so he turns to the wisest dude in Seville, Figaro the Barber. And Figaro doesn't disappoint. He advises the Count to get drunk and pretend to be a solder on orders to stay at the house. Some hijinks ensue, but the Count is able to get a letter to Rosina (the object of his desire). But she still thinks he is a poor student, and doesn't know he's the count.

The Count gives Figaro a bunch of money to thank him for the genius idea of acting like a drunk soldier. This prompts Figaro to sign the famous song about how being a barber is tight. The opera is in Italian, but after the show i went home to look it up and the translation is essentially "As the town barber, I get to do a bunch of cool stuff all the time. I'm pretty busy, but its okay because I just cut a wreck of hair and talk to people."

There are some more hijinks, but bascially Rosina is in love with the Count, but she thinks he's a poor student. So, having determined that she loves him for his dance moves and wit instead of his money, the count reveals his true identity and then they get married. Figaro is the witness to the wedding, and then they all sing about how everything rules.

I definetly give this opera an A. There are cool charactors eg a count and a barber, the music is tight, and everyone has a good time. Definetly recommend you go see it. Or at least watch the Bug Bunny version (though i can't vouch for the story line there).