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Premiere at Teatro Argentina
- When
- 20 February 1816
- Where
- Teatro Argentina
Rossini's opera buffa premiered in Rome on 20 February 1816, marked by audience hostility and stage accidents.
The performance took place at the Teatro Argentina, shortly after the death of its manager, Duke Francesco Sforza-Cesarini. The audience hissed and jeered throughout the evening, and several on-stage accidents occurred. The opera was presented under the title Almaviva, o sia L'inutile precauzione.
Sources
- The Barber of Seville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Teatro Argentina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30
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