New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville

New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville (1976)

Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming explicitly telegraphed the characters. For example, Rosina (Beverly Sills) has a gown with feathers and her room resembles a birdcage complete with a swing, telegraphing her as being confined like a bird.. Figaro (Alan Titus) looks like a barber pole, while the notary (Michael Rubino) has an inkwell on his hat. Dr. Bartolo (Donald Gramm) wears two pillars that are cracked after his plans to marry Rosina are thwarted. Tenor Henry Price as Almaviva sports books in his disguise as a student.

Directors: Kirk Browning, Sarah Caldwell.

Casts

	Beverly Sills as Rosina
	Henry Price as Count Almaviva
	Alan Titus as Figaro
	Donald Gramm as Doctor Bartolo
	Samuel Ramey as Basilio
	William Ledbetter as Fiorello
	Louis Perry as Company
	Caroll Wood as Berta
	Don Yule as Self - Host
	Sarah Caldwell as Self - Conductor

Crew