‘Le Barbier de Séville de G. Rossini’

The Barber of Seville, the most famous opera by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini, created in 1816 and considered by many as the masterpiece of Italian ""opera buffa,"" will be staged in the large Henry Le Bœuf Hall at Bozar. The story is based on the comedy The Barber of Seville or The Useless Precaution by Pierre de Beaumarchais. The opera will be staged under the artistic direction of Europa InCanto and Maestro Germano Neri. This version is an adaptation of the original opera and represents the final moment of the Scuola InCanto project, conducted in Belgian municipal primary schools and European schools in Belgium, coordinated by OperaMus with the support of its vocal coaches.

During 5 performances, children from 16 schools participating in the project will interact on stage with professional opera singers, in a burst of music and colors. After 6 months of preparation, children from 13 different nationalities will sing, in the original language, Italian, the most beautiful arias from the opera.

The Scuola InCanto school project in Belgium, now in its fifth edition, has been made possible thanks to the support of the Embassy of Italy in Belgium, the Consulate General of Italy in Brussels, the school offices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brussels and Charleroi, the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, OLC program.

Orchestra Europa InCanto, conducted by Germano Neri