The joys of The Barber of Seville

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 2:13 a.m.

b'Rossini\\u2019s comic opera The Barber of Seville has kept audiences laughing for over 200 years.

Ahead of Victorian Opera\\u2019s season of this madcap masterpiece, company Artistic Director and conductor Richard Mills reflects on Rossini\\u2019s love of macaroni and that pesky cat that ruined the opera\\u2019s opening night back in 1816.'