《塞维利亚的理发师》，二幕喜歌剧，以法国作家包玛蔡斯的同名讽刺喜剧为蓝本，并由史特宾尼编剧。罗西尼以短短13天一气呵成谱曲，但它的首演却不尽人意，是西欧歌剧史上十分著名的首演失败之一，失败的原因是多方面的。在罗西尼之前，当时意大利老资格的作曲家派西埃洛已将博马舍的喜剧《塞维利亚理发师》创作成歌剧。1816年，罗西尼受雇剧团的…

A returning seminary student goes up against a small New England town when he comes to the aid of a prostitute who has been injured, despite the townspeople's calls for her to be run out of town. His stand endangers his upcoming marriage and his standing in the town where he was to be a minister.