‘Largo al factotum’ is the spectacular entrance music for Figaro, the famous barber character in Rossini’s comic opera, The Barber of Seville. As the aria is the audience’s first introduction to the ...
In Act I of “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the title character, Figaro, belts out an exuberant ...
“Largo al factotum” is Figaro’s entrance aria in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. The opening lines translate as, “Make way for the factotum (servant) of the city, Hurrying to his shop since dawn is ...
TSO bassoon section pals Samuel Banks and Darren Hicks, the associate principal, decided an Italian bakery would be a great place to play their amusing version of “Largo al factotum” — better known as ...