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
Sarasota Opera Petrolini, President of the Club dei 27. Starting this fall, Sarasota Opera will launch a new venture entitled "Sarasota Firsts" in which the company will present operas never previously produced on the Sarasota Opera House stage. For the 2016/2017 season, Sarasota Opera will present three operas in association with this new series which will be "Don Pasquale" by "Gaetano Donizetti", "L'italiana in Algeri" by "Gioachino Rossini", and "Dialogues of the Carmelites" by "Francis Poulenc". The season will also include "Madama Butterfly" by "Giacomo Puccini" and "L'amore dei tre re" by "Italo Montemezzi". The series includes presentations of neglected works of