Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 10, 2006
Closed May 11, 2007
Opened Nov 10, 2006
Closed May 11, 2007
Running Time:
3hr. 5min.
3hr. 5min.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The greatest Rossini tenor of our time, Juan Diego Flórez, sings the role of Count Almaviva in The Met's first new Barbiere in 25 years. Diana Damrau and Joyce DiDonato share the role of Rosina, Peter Mattei is Figaro, Samuel Ramey is Don Basilio and John Del Carlo sings the role of the hapless Dr. Bartolo.
Directed by Bartlett Sher and designed by Michael Yeargan (both of the Tony Awardwinning The Light in the Piazza), this is a Barbiere that is light on its feet, with mobile sets that allow the comic action to swirl from stage to audience and back again. Maurizio Benini conducts.
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The overture to Gioachino Rossini's Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) and the baritone aria "Largo al factotum" are two of the most popular pieces of music in all opera, but there's a lot more to the score that's well worth hearing. If you've never enjoyed Barber in toto, now's the perfect time to do so; the Metropolitan Opera has revived it in a delightful production directed by Bartlett Sher, whose credits include the beautiful Lincoln Center Theater production of The Light in the Piazza and the recent Broadway revival of Awake and Sing!
To start with, Barbiere boasts a dream cast. In the role of Almaviva, Juan Diego Flórez confirms his status as a superstar Rossini t[...]