Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera in collaboration with Royal Ballet and Opera close their season in style with Rossini’s effervescent comedy retaking the stage with director Kathleen Smith Belcher’s revival of Bartlett Sher’s madcap production from 2006 of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, a prequel to The Marriage of Figaro.
Count Almaviva (Jack Swanson), disguised as Lindoro, courts Rosina (Aigul Akhmetshina), who is under the guardianship of the jealous Dr. Bartolo (Peter Kálmán). Figaro (Andrey Zhilikhovsky), the town barber, helps Almaviva navigate the obstacles, including Bartolo's plan – with the assistance of Don Basilio (Alexander Vinogradov) – to marry Rosina himself. Through disguises, deception, and clever schemes, Figaro and Almaviva work to win Rosina's affection and thwart Bartolo's plan.
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