In an 1816 opera, he's the Barber of Seville
In the end, Bartolo is as much 
exhausted as he is outwitted by the shenanigans of the ... Rossini judged The 
Barber of Seville's premiere at Rome's Teatro Argentina on 20 February 1816 to 
have... [DOC] [TLE] Study Guide for The Barber of Seville 2016.pub - Pittsburgh Opera [PAR] 1816, Paisiello's fans almost stopped the show in anger.