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Dec. 15 2012

12/22/12 – The Barber of Seville – 1:00pm

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Metropolitan Opera

The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini

Sung in English
Approximate running time: 2 hrs. 2 min, including one intermissions

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher’s production of The Barber of Seville is a rollicking comedy classic the entire family can enjoy. This holiday entertainment is razor-sharp, stylishly-sung (in English!) and just two hours long. The charming and irresistible cast of young stars includes Isabel Leonard as the lovely Rosina, Alek Shrader as the Count who woos her, and Rodion Pogossov as the conspiring barber

 

Cast/Crew

Conductor: Yves Abel
Rosina: Isabel Leonard
Count Almaviva: Alek Shrader
Figaro: Rodion Pogossov
Dr. Bartolo: John Del Carlo
Don Basilio: Jordan Bisch

Production: Bartlett Sher
Set Designer: Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer: Christopher Akerlind
Translation: J. D. McClatchy

Photos by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

 

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