Where: Strand, WC2R 0ET

What: Although it was written after Mozart's the Marriage Of Figaro, Rossini's prequel is set before the Count has won Rosina from under the nose of the jealous Doctor Bartolo, and charts how the young lovers, aided by the wily barber Figaro, evade the doctor's efforts to claim her for himself.

(Note: this opera is performed in English.)

Nearest underground station: Charing Cross or Embankment

Show times: The Barber Of Seville is running in tandem with the Marriage Of Figaro. Times vary, see website below

Ticket Prices (face value): £10.00 - £49.50

Closing night: 19th June 2004

Theatre booking line: 0870 166 7372

Website: savoyopera.com