The Funny Thing About Figaro
Rossini's comic opera The Barber of Seville or Il barbiere di Siviglia is sometimes called the comic opera of all comic operas. This talk looks at some of its musical and comic highlights, as well as putting it in context with other popular comic operas.
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Dr. Timothy Urban supervises and coordinates the undergraduate aural skills courses and teaches all Advanced Aural Skills sections at the Mason Gross School of the Arts. In addition, he teaches for both Westminster Choir College and RIder University's Graduate Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program.
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