The Barber of Seville

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Des Moines Metro Opera presented Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville as a special community performance at the Viking Theatre on the campus of Grand View University in Des Moines. The event emphasized accessibility, with tickets priced at $10 for adults and free admission for students from kindergarten through college. As part of the company’s OPERA Iowa outreach, the presentation targeted educational and community engagement. The comic opera’s playful disguises, mistaken identities, and the scheming energy of Figaro were highlighted for a family-friendly audience. Specific directorial concepts and design details for this 2018 staging were not provided in the available sources.