The Barber of Seville (Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia) is a 1947 Italian opera film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi and Nelly Corradi. It is an adaptation of Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville. Plot Cast Ferruccio Tagliavini as Count Almaviva Tito Gobbi as Figaro Nelly Corradi as Rosina Vito De Taranto as Don Bartolo Italo Tajo as Don Basilio Natalia Nicolini as Berta Nino Mazziotti as Fiorello See also The Barber of Seville, 1775 play References Bibliography Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009. External links 1947 films Films based on operas Italian musical comedy films 1947 musical comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Costa Films set in Seville Films set in the 18th century Films based on The Barber of Seville Italian black-and-white films Opera films 1940s Italian films