IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini – Garsington Opera
A passionate count enlists a local barber and jack-of-all-trades to help him woo and wed a quick-witted woman. But it will take all their cunning - as well as some disguises and bribes - to ensure love wins the day.
Rossini’s joyously inventive music makes this a deftly-paced triumph of comic timing. But woe betide anyone taking too many liberties. Adelina Patti, the great 19th century diva, once sang the aria ‘Una voce poco fa’ to Rossini, adding numerous florid embellishments. The composer responded: ‘Very nice, my dear, and who wrote the piece you have just performed?’ Garsington Opera’s production is directed by Christopher Luscombe, who sets the action in a 1929 Seville, and conducted by Douglas Boyd with The English Concert playing on period instruments. Simon Higlett’s stunning set shows a Seville that is booming; first, in an exuberantly coloured street scene and then, as the exterior of the Bartolo residence rotates, we see the treasures inside - a riot of gold and marble, an ode to luxury and fashion. A feast for the eyes and ears, streamed on OperaVision to mark World Opera Day.
Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 24 October 2023 at 19:00 CET to 24 April 2024 at 12:00 CET:
CAST
Count Almaviva
Andrew Stenson
Figaro
Johannes Kammler
Rosina
Katie Bray
Doctor Bartolo
Richard Burkhard
Don Basilio
Callum Thorpe
Fiorello
Matthew Palmer
Berta
Josephine Goddard
Ambrogio
Frazer Scott
Officer
William Searle
Notary
Daniel Vening
Fortepiano
Ashok Gupta
Cello
Joseph Crouch
Orchestra
The English Concert
Chorus
Garsington Opera Chorus
Music
Gioachino Rossini
Text
Cesare Sterbini
Conductor
Douglas Boyd
Director
Christopher Luscombe
Sets and Costumes
Simon Higlett
Lighting
Howard Hudson
Movement Director
Ewan Jones
Assistant Conductor
Ashok Gupta
Assistant Director
Ruth Knight
Fight Director
Kevin McCurdy
Chorus Master
Jonathon Cole-Swinard
Music staff
Chad Vindin
Language Coach
Patrizia Dina
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