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The Barber of Seville from Glyndebourne

Rossini's great comic opera traces the efforts of clever Figaro to win his master, Count Almaviva, his chosen bride. But he meets his match in the crafty would-be bride Rosina.

Two hundred years after its premiere in Rome in 1816, Rossini's great comic opera The Barber of Seville took to the stage as part of the 2016 Glyndebourne Festival. The opera traces the efforts of clever Figaro to win his master, Count Almaviva, his chosen bride. But he meets his match in the crafty would-be bride Rosina, who is already plotting to escape her guardian Dr Bartolo.

2 hours, 45 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Dec 201620:00

Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: All'idea Di Quel Metallo

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa

    Performer: Danielle de Niese.

Credits

RoleContributor
Production CompanyGlyndebourne Media
ConductorEnrique Mazzola
DirectorAnnabel Arden
Make-up DesignerJoanna Parker
Lighting DirectorJames Farncombe
RosinaDanielle de Niese
Dr BartoloAlessandro Corbelli
Count AlmavivaTaylor Stayton
FigaroBjorn Burger
BasilioChristophoros Stamboglis
BertaJanis Kelly
ChorusGlyndebourne Chorus

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