Seattle Opera's first all-out opera comedy starred the adorable American soprano Roberta Peters and the honeyed voice of Luigi Alva.
Benjamin Rayson (Figaro), Luigi Alva (Count Almaviva), and Roberta Peters (Rosina) in Rossini’s Barber of Seville, 1966 © Des Gates
Benjamin Rayson (Figaro) and Luigi Alva (Count Almaviva) in Rossini’s Barber of Seville, 1966 © Margaret Marshall
Benjamin Rayson (Figaro) and Roberta Peters (Rosina) in Rossini’s Barber of Seville, 1966 © Des Gates
Benjamin Rayson (Figaro) and Giorgio Tadeo (Dr. Bartolo) in Rossini’s Barber of Seville, 1966 © Des Gates
Benjamin Rayson (Figaro), Luigi Alva (Count Almaviva), and Roberta Peters (Rosina) in Rossini’s Barber of Seville, 1966 © Margaret Marshall
