Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2016)
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.
Director: Damiano Michieletto
https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-15-16/opera/il-barbiere-di-siviglia
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Lawrence Brownlee as Il Conte Almaviva |
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Nicola Alaimo as Bartolo |
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Pretty Yende as Rosina |
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Alessio Arduini as Figaro |
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Ildar Abdrazakov as Basilio |
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Pietro Di Bianco as Fiorello |
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Giacomo Sagripanti as Conductor |
| Writing | Cesare Sterbini | Writer |
| Sound | Giacomo Sagripanti | Conductor |
| Directing | Damiano Michieletto | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Aymonino | Costume Design |
| Sound | Gioachino Rossini | Music |