OPERA REVIEW: 'Barber of Seville' at the Lyric Opera of Chicago ★★★★ Of all the great operatic comedies, "The Barber of Seville" has led a particularly charmed life at Lyric Opera, beginning with the company's very first season. Now the bel canto favorite that once was populated here by such major artists as Tito Gobbi, Giulietta Simionato, Alfredo Kraus and Teresa Berganza is regaling Lyric …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune at 03:15PM on February 2, 2014