Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
WNO Revival
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
The running time for this production is approximately two hours and 50 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.
Rossini's cherished classic is a delightful farce filled with high-flying vocal fireworks and gorgeous melodies, including "Largo al factotum," made famous by the iconic line "Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!" To help young Count Almaviva win the hand of the beautiful Rosina, the sharp-witted barber, Figaro, must prevent her from marrying her guardian, Dr. Bartolo. The trio of schemers stops at nothing in the name of love and duty. This WNO revival is directed by David Gately and conducted by Michele Mariotti and Joseph Mechavich.
This presentation of The Barber of Seville is made possible by the Eugene B. Casey Endowment.
Original production generously underwritten by the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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Cast and Creative Team |
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| Figaro | Simone Alberghini† (Sep 12, 14, 16, 19) |
| Keith Phares (Sep 13m, 15, 17, 20m) |
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| Count Almaviva | Lawrence Brownlee* (Sep 12, 14, 16, 17, 20m) |
| Juan Francisco Gatell* (Sep 13m, 15, 19) |
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| Rosina | Silvia Tro Santafé* (Sep 12, 14, 16, 19) |
| Ketevan Kemoklidze†* (Sep 13m, 15, 17, 20m) |
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| Bartolo | Donato DiStefano* (Sep 12, 13m, 14, 15, 16, 19) |
| Valeriano Lanchas†± (Sep 17, 20m) |
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| Don Basilio | Eric Owens (Sep 12, 13m, 14, 15, 16, 19) |
| Grigory Soloviov± (Sep 17, 20m) |
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| Fiorello | Oleksandr Pushniak‡ |
| Berta | Cynthia Hanna‡ |
| Ambrogio | David Morris |
| Officer | James Shaffran |
| Conductor | Michele Mariotti* (Sep 12, 13m, 14, 15, 16, 19) |
| Joseph Mechavich* (Sep 17, 20m) |
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| Director | David Gately |
| Set Design | Allen Moyer |
| Costume Design | James Scott |
| Lighting Design | Jeff Bruckerhoff |
| Surtitles | Francis Rizzo |
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* Washington National Opera Debut |
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