Rossini’s joyously inventive music makes Il barbiere di Siviglia a deftly-paced triumph of comic timing. But woe betide anyone taking too many liberties. Adelina Patti, the great 19th century diva, once sang the aria ‘Una voce poco fa’ to Rossini, adding numerous florid embellishments. The composer responded: ‘Very nice, my dear, and who wrote
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From Mae West’s white satin to Tina Turner’s showstopping flame dress and Elton John’s Louis XIV look, the definition of diva is taken to the limit in a show where tragedy lurks among the glitter