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  • The Barber of Seville at the Metropolitan Opera, December 18, 2012

    Isabel Leonard and Rodion Pogossov, by Andrea Mohin/The New York Times The Barber of Seville at the Metropolitan Opera, December 18, 2012The New York Times, Dec. 24, 2012 That's right: not exactly Rossini's flawless Il barbiere di Siviglia, but the Met's new family-friendly shortened Barber in English. I'm grateful for a spot-on headline – Just

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