The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
| Score: | / 10 |
| Released: | LIVE |
| Director: | Giacomo Sagripanti |
| Producer: | Bartlett Sher |
| Studio: | The Metropolitan Opera |
| Cast: | Aigul Akhmetshina, Jack Swanson, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Peter Kálmán, Alexander Vinogradov |
| Genre: | Opera |
| Length: | 215 minutes |
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Overview
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast.
Sung in Italian.