Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Intro
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
From 09/06/2005 in Ghent - from 29/06/2005 in Antwerp
- Musical direction: Ivan Törzs
- Director: Guy Joosten
- Figaro: Lionel Lhote
- Rosina: Stephanie Houtzeel
- Il Conte d'Almaviva: Iain Paton
- Basilio: Alexander Vinogradov
Whereas in Le Nozze di Figaro, the notorious barber and jack-of-all-trades thwarts Count Almaviva in his amorous adventures, in Rossini’s opera buffa, he features as the count’s perfect accomplice.
Almaviva, a reputed ladies’ man, has designs on the graceful Rosina.
But Rosina is jealously guarded by her guardian, Dottore Bartolo, who
considers her his future spouse. After a series of complications and
typically Italian confusions, however, it is Almaviva who eventually
marries Rosina.
Rossini was one of many composers who adapted the well-liked play by
Beaumarchais for the opera. His lively musical theatre and his
inventive melodic style leave the other Barbieres far behind. No wonder that Giovanni Paisiello, the author of an earlier much-admired Barbiere, was disgruntled at being outclassed by Rossini’s remake.
De Vlaamse Opera brings this festive closing piece of the season in a brand-new direction by Guy Joosten.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
- Musical direction
- Director
- Set design
- Costumes
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Lightning
Davy Cunningham
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Choreography
Andrew George
- Chorus master
- Figaro
- Rosina
- Il Conte d'Almaviva
- Basilio
- Bartolo
- Berta
- Fiorello
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