Vermont Public Classical The Barber of Seville Vermont Public Published December 22, 2012 at 1:00 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera / Rodion Pogossov as Figaro in the Net's "Barber of Seville."Rodion Pogossov as Figaro in the Net's "Barber of Seville." This Met production of Rossini's Barber of Seville is a comedy classic for the whole family. It's sung in English and abbreviated to 2 hours.