Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Synopsis

The composer's opera buffa transcends the spirit of Beaumarchais’ comedy and combines the absurd with a touch of satirical realism in a score where rhythm and virtuosity place the comic effects in an ongoing dramatic narration. As a result, the characters – Rosina in particular – gain a new degree of realism and break with the usual archetypes. Damiano Michieletto’s giddying production embraces this perpetual motion and carries in its wake the happy couple formed by Lawrence Brownlee and Pretty Yende.

Cast

Lawrence Brownlee

Il Conte Almaviva

Nicola Alaimo

Bartolo

Pretty Yende

Rosina

Alessio Arduini

Figaro

Ildar Abdrazakov

Basilio

Pietro Di Bianco

Fiorello

Giacomo Sagripanti

Conductor