Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Gioachino Rossini of the Barber of Seville (1792-1868)

  • Gioachino Rossini of The Barber of Seville (1792–1868)

    In The Barber of Seville, Doctor Bartolo is a pompous, grumpy old man who wants to marry his young niece many years his junior and whom he basically keeps locked up. As he appears on stage, he makes sure that all the doors are firmly secured so that nobody can enter the house while he…