The Royal Opera House: The Barber of Seville

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.

Cast

Aigul Akhmetshina

ROSINA

Andrzej Filończyk

FIGARO

Lawrence Brownlee

COUNT ALMAVIVA

Bryn Terfel

DON BASILIO

Fabio Capitanucci

DOCTOR BARTOLO

Ailish Tynan

BERTA

Josef Jeongmeen Ahn

FIORELLO