Rosina wants to get married! Her suitors: Don Bartolo, her guardian, who is eyeing up her inheritance, and Count Almaviva, who may be from a noble family but knows the bride as little as she knows him. When Bartolo gets wind of the fact he has a rival, he attempts to hasten the marriage and maligns the other candidate in front of Rosina. He in turn simply wants Rosina to burn with genuine love for him. It’s a good job he can rely on the help of the resourceful Figaro in pursuing this mission. The game of disguise and mistaken identities can begin. read less