LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

James Conlon at Home: Figaro Unveiled - The Barber of Seville (part two)

Join LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director James Conlon as he delves into the history of French playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, his beloved character Figaro, and the renowned operas that sprang from his plays (The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and The Guilty Mother). In this second episode of the series, Conlon continues his exploration and comparison of Rossini and Paisiello's different settings of The Barber of Seville.

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