Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

2h 15min

Comedy

The composer's opera buffa transcends the spirit of Beaumarchais’ comedy and combines the absurd with a touch of satirical realism in a score where rhythm and virtuosity place the comic effects in an ongoing dramatic narration. As a result, the characters – Rosina in particular – gain a new degree of realism and break with the usual archetypes. Damiano Michieletto’s giddying production embraces this perpetual motion and carries in its wake the happy couple formed by Lawrence Brownlee and Pretty Yende.

Production Companies

Opéra National de Paris

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Release date

2nd Feb 2016

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano