No no no...! Federica and Giada do not tolerate that someone could even only think that opera is boring! Or too serious! Or too difficult to enjoy!

We promise you that even if soap is the word you usually associate with opera, you'll be surprised and inspired by this video-lesson where Federica and Giada (often together on the screen to tease each other - just bear with them, they're Italian...) will walk you through famous operas and arias (or better opere and arie...), Gioachino Rossini's life (a quiz!), the plot of Il Barbiere, some vocab exercises on hairdressing, a bit of grammar (I know! But it's easy!), the old-fashioned and hyper-fascinating Italian language you'll find in the libretto, and finally their speciality - three hilarious sketches where they demonstrate some of the adjectives to describe the characters of Il Barbiere.

So what are you waiting for? Tutti le chiedono, tutti le vogliono... Oh! You're already enrolling? Uno alla volta, per carità!

• Format: One pre-recorded video.

• Recommended Level: Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate.

• Also beneficial for: Advanced.

• Number of video-lessons: One.

• Average duration of each video-lesson: 2hours.

• Number of activities in the video-lesson: 10.

• Structure: Each digital activity is introduced, explained and corrected through a feedback video.

• Extra resources: One PDF'ed handout.

• Language: Italian only.

• Availability: Immediate. You will have access to the digital course for 6 months.

• What you need: An Internet connection, a laptop or a tablet or a smartphone, a Gmail address (if you don't have one, you can get one here for free).