08/19/17 – Barber of Seville – 1PM
LA Opera on air
The Barber of Seville by by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Sung in Italian. Three hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission.
Dashing Count Almaviva has lost his heart to the spunky Rosina, whose doddering guardian is determined to marry her himself. It’s Figaro to the rescue, as the resourceful barber conjures up wacky schemes and strategies to unite the young lovers.
A topnotch cast sails through the score’s bel canto glories, thrilling the audience as characters that are just as vivid today as when they first took the stage. Rossini’s razor-sharp musical wit glints through every scene of this delicious comedy, one of the most playful and popular in the entire operatic repertoire.
“A lyrical, sweeping Barber!” – Los Angeles Times
“Pure comedic entertainment from beginning to end!” – LAist.com
CAST
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Figaro
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Rosina
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Count Almaviva
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Doctor Bartolo
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Doctor Bartolo (March 22)
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Don Basilio
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Berta
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Fiorello
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Officer
CREATIVE TEAM
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Conductor
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Production
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Director
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Scenery Designer
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Costume Designer
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Lighting Designer
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Chorus Director
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Choreographer
* LA Opera debut artist
+ Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program member
Photo credits: Craig Matthew/LA Opera
