We are gearing up to present The Barber of Seville at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and we couldn’t be more excited! Barber is one of the world’s most popular operas, with Gioachino Rossini’s lively and familiar music appearing everywhere from movies to commercials. But surprisingly, operas like Barber from the bel canto (“beautiful singing”) … Continue reading Rossini and Beyond: The Opera World After Bel Canto