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The Royal Opera House: The Barber of Seville

When Rosina falls in love with mysterious young suitor Lindoro, she must use all her cunning – and a little help from her local barber – to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo. Expect heart-melting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach. From the barber’s opening number ‘Largo al factotum,’ with its cry of ‘Figaro!,’ to Rosina’s feisty aria ‘Una voce poco fa,’ Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera is a riotously entertaining affair. Rafael Payare makes his House debut, and joins Christopher Willis in conducting a cast that includes Andrzej Filończyk, Aigul Akhmetshina, Laurence Brownlee, Konu Kim and Bryn Terfel.

Top Cast

  • Aigul Akhmetshina

    Aigul Akhmetshina

    ROSINA

  • Andrzej Filończyk

    Andrzej Filończyk

    FIGARO

  • Lawrence Brownlee

    Lawrence Brownlee

    COUNT ALMAVIVA

  • Bryn Terfel

    Bryn Terfel

    DON BASILIO

  • Fabio Capitanucci

    Fabio Capitanucci

    DOCTOR BARTOLO

  • Ailish Tynan

    Ailish Tynan

    BERTA

  • Josef Jeongmeen Ahn

    Josef Jeongmeen Ahn

    FIORELLO

Overview

When Rosina falls in love with mysterious young suitor Lindoro, she must use all her cunning – and a little help from her local barber – to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo. Expect heart-melting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach. From the barber’s opening number ‘Largo al factotum,’ with its cry of ‘Figaro!,’ to Rosina’s feisty aria ‘Una voce poco fa,’ Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera is a riotously entertaining affair. Rafael Payare makes his House debut, and joins Christopher Willis in conducting a cast that includes Andrzej Filończyk, Aigul Akhmetshina, Laurence Brownlee, Konu Kim and Bryn Terfel.

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