1. Hot on the heels of West Side Story and Roméo et Juliette, Vancouver Opera's takes on Rossini's The Barber of Seville-only this adaptation, conceived and directed by Dennis Garnhum, artistic director of Theatre Calgary, sets the comic opera on a 1940s Spanish movie backlot. The larger than life production runs March 17 to 25. For tickets call 604-683-0222 or go to vancouveropera.ca.