Rome stages opera in the suburbs this summer, on the back of a truck

Rome stages opera in the suburbs this summer, on the back of a truck

OperaCamion performs The Barber of Seville in Rome's suburbs. Rome's opera house is staging nine performances of Rossini's The Barber of Seville from the back of a truck in suburbs this summer as part of its OperaCamion project. The initiative sees the truck transformed into a stage, bringing the orchestra, singers, lights and costumes directly to the local piazza of districts far away from the city centre, all for free. Rossini's masterpiece wi…