the barber of seville

noun

1. (Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia), a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.

An opera by Gioacchino Rossini. The title character is Figaro, a master schemer. By his trickery, he helps his former master, a nobleman, win the hand of a beautiful woman.