The sheer joyousness of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" comes through even when many elements of an opera performance are missing. The National Philharmonic Opera did "Barber" at Strathmore Music Center on Saturday night without sets, costumes, recitatives or supertitles -- even without lead...

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