12/26/15 – THE BARBER OF SEVILLE @ 1:00PM

Metropolitan Opera

The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini

High spirits return for the holidays in the Met’s family-friendly, English-language, two-hour adaptation of one of opera’s most winning comedies. Bartlett Sher’s effervescent production of Rossini’s tuneful masterpiece stars the charming mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, revisiting her portrayal of Rosina, the girl who behaves perfectly—until anyone gets in her way. Antony Walker conducts

Approximate running time: 2 hrs 0 mins

Sung in: ENGLISH