Burns brings big laughs to Opera Roanoke "Il barbiere di Siviglia"
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“Figaro’s nemesis, Dr. Bartolo, is sung by Matthew Burns in a bass-baritone that brings another dimension of smart joy to the performance. Burns elicits some of the evening’s biggest laughs.” -The Roanoke Times