March
24
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
2006-2007 HD OPERA SEASON
MARCH 24, 2007 @ 1:30 PM
RUN TIME: 3 HRS 5 MIN
One of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time, The Barber of Sevilleis presented in a production by Tony® Award-winning director Bartlett Sher. Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva is joined by American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Rosina and Peter Mattei in the title role of the swaggering barber.
Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website: http://www.metopera.org
CONDUCTOR: Maurizio Benini
PRODUCTION: Bartlett Sher
CAST: Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Peter Mattei, John Del Carlo, John Relyea
CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metupload/hd/barbiereHD.pdf
VIDEO: Video courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.
PHOTOS: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo, Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, and Rob Besserer as Ambrogio in a scene from Act I of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, Joyce DiDonato as Rosina, and John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva and John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Peter Mattei as Figaro and Joyce DiDonato as Rosina in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Peter Mattei as Figaro in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Peter Mattei (standing) as Figaro and John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”
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