Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2016)

Directed by Damiano Michieletto

“Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on February 2, 2016”

Comedy · 2h 15m

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.

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Cast

L
Lawrence Brownlee Il Conte Almaviva Nicola Alaimo Bartolo Pretty Yende Rosina Alessio Arduini Figaro Ildar Abdrazakov Basilio
P
Pietro Di Bianco Fiorello Giacomo Sagripanti Conductor

Crew

Director
Damiano Michieletto
Writer
Cesare Sterbini

Details

Release date
2016-02-02
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Production
Opéra National de Paris, Grand Théâtre de Genève