Performance

The Barber of Seville

19 Jul 2020 – 26 Jul 2020

Regular hours

Monday
00:00 – 23:59
Tuesday
00:00 – 23:59
Wednesday
00:00 – 23:59
Thursday
00:00 – 23:59
Friday
00:00 – 23:59
Saturday
00:00 – 23:59
Sunday
00:00 – 23:59

Special hours

19-Jul-2020
17:00 – 23:59
26-Jul-2020
00:00 – 17:00

Timezone: Europe/London

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Hosted by: Glyndebourne

Streamed via YouTube

TWO LOVERS, ONE QUICK-WITTED BARBER AND A VERY CLOSE SHAVE.

About

The beautiful Rosina is kept all but prisoner by her guardian Dr Bartolo, who secretly hopes to marry his wealthy ward. But when Count Almaviva falls in love with Rosina from afar he enlists the help of cunning barber Figaro to help him outwit Bartolo. A comic battle of wills ensues, but will love or greed be triumphant?

Verdi thought it the greatest operatic comedy – a perfect marriage of wit, energy and exhilarating musical invention. Rossini’s score fizzes with virtuosic brilliance, combining bravura solo arias, set to some of the composer’s best-loved melodies, with breath-taking, intricate ensembles.

Embracing the opera’s Commedia dell’arte origins, Annabel Arden’s lively production is suffused with Spanish colour and warmth, with just a hint of the surreal. Enrique Mazzola conducts an all-star cast including Danielle de Niese, Alessandro Corbelli and Björn Bürger.

The Barber of Seville was captured live at Festival 2016. It is available on DVD from our shop.

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