Kerry-born singer Gavan Ring is hoping his Barber of Seville is a cut above

Kerry-born baritone Gavan Ring takes the title role in a much-anticipated production of ‘The Barber of Seville’, writes Cathy Desmond

FOLLOWING on from the weighty efforts of Wagnerian tragedy and John Adams’ take on 20th century American politics, Wide Open Opera has opted for something light and sparkling for their latest production.

Dashed off in a hurry by a twenty-something Rossini, the odds seemed long on his comic opera, The Barber of Seville , sticking around for two weeks never mind two centuries after its premiere.