Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini
La Fenice Opera House
La Fenice Opera House
Il barbiere di Siviglia
«Always make Barbiere! Always Barbiere!», Beethoven suggested to Rossini on meeting him in Vienna. “I cannot help but think that Il barbiere di Siviglia, by its abundance of true musical ideas, comic verve and truth of declamation, is the finest opera buffa that exists”. Thus wrote Giuseppe Verdi to a French critic in 1898. Rossini never composed a more successful opera than Barbiere. Still nowadays the work, which premiered at Rome’s Teatro Argentina in 1816, is the most famous opera comedy worldwide. Virtually every piece in it is a musical gem, including Figaro’s “Largo al factotum”, Basilio’s “La calunnia”, Rosina’s “Una voce poco fa”, the ensemble “Zitti zitti, piano piano”, and more.
Thursday 22 October live from 7 on CultureBox and in the following days on Mezzo
LOCANDINA
Conductor Federico Maria Sardelli
Director Bepi Morassi
Sets & costumes Lauro Crisman
Light designer Andrea Benetello
Il conte di Almaviva
Antonino Siragusa (18, 22, 24)
Manuel Amati (21, 23, 25)
Bartolo
Omar Montanari (18, 22, 24)
Marco Filippo Romano (21, 23, 25)
Rosina
Josè Maria Lo Monaco (18, 22, 24)
Laura Verrecchia (21, 23, 25)
Figaro
Simone Del Savio (18, 22, 24)
Filippo Fontana (21, 23, 25)
Basilio Andrea Patucelli
Berta Giovanna Donadini
Fiorello William Corrò
La Fenice Choir and Orchestra
Chorus Master Claudio Marino Moretti
Harpsichord Master Roberta Ferrari
English surtitles
La Fenice production
The performance lasts about 2 hours 50 minutes, including one interval
