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Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Lawrence Brownlee

    Lawrence Brownlee

    Il Conte Almaviva

  • Nicola Alaimo

    Nicola Alaimo

    Bartolo

  • Pretty Yende

    Pretty Yende

    Rosina

  • Alessio Arduini

    Alessio Arduini

    Figaro

  • Ildar Abdrazakov

    Ildar Abdrazakov

    Basilio

  • Pietro Di Bianco

    Pietro Di Bianco

    Fiorello

  • Giacomo Sagripanti

    Giacomo Sagripanti

    Conductor

Overview

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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