The Barber of Seville (Paisiello) Barber of Seville", Paisiello's version continued to be more popular by comparison. With time, however, that situation changed. As Rossini's version gained in popularity, Paisiello's diminished in parallel, to the point where it fell from the repertoire. Paisiello's version did receive revival in later years, including Paris (1868); Turin (1875); Berlin (1913); and Monte Carlo (1918). In 2005 Bampton Classical Opera gave performances of Paisiello's opera in English. The Barber of Seville (Paisiello) Il barbiere di Siviglia, ovvero La precauzione inutile ("The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution") is a comic opera by Giovanni Paisiello from a libretto by
The Lady of the Lake (poem) Nation".) But, the Fiery cross or "Crann Tara" was a device for rallying people in Scotland and did not carry racist connotations. Gioachino Rossini composed an opera, "La Donna del Lago", based on the poem. The opera downplays the other plots in favor of the love story. In the opera, James Douglas tells Ellen that she must marry Roderick Dhu. Some of the characters' names are changed slightly: Roderick Dhu becomes Rodrigo, Ellen becomes Elena, and James Fitz-James becomes Uberto. Walter Scott's poem, in the German translation by Adam Storck, was set to music by Franz Schubert in his work