When a nobleman tries to seduce his wife’s maid on her wedding night, it leads to a hilarious plot of revenge in Mozart’s classic comic opera.
Le Nozze di Figaro
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Opera
glyndebourne presents
The Barber of Seville
Opera165 min2017PG
The ‘sheer visual sophistication’ of Annabel Arden’s Barbiere serves ‘a triumphant celebration of Rossini’s musical genius’, featuring de Niese’s ‘powerfully sung’ Rosina, Bürger’s ‘gale-force’ Figaro and Stayton’s ‘pure and mellifluous’ Almaviva – a leading trio ‘musically and dramatically beyond compare’ ( The Independent). Contributing to the ‘ensemble precision’, the rest of the cast includes a ‘scene-stealing’ Berta in Kelly, a ‘suavely unctuous’ Basilio from Stamboglis andCorbelli’s Bartolo, ‘an object lesson in comic understatement’ (The Guardian). With Enrique Mazzola at the helm of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘the score bubbles along on a Puckish current of merry mischief’ (The Telegraph).
Why Watch This
“One of the world's most popular operas by the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini , Annabel Anders' production at Glyndebourne was described as a triumphant celebration of Rossini's musical genius. With Danielle De Niese as Rosina, Bjorn Burger as Figaro and Taylor Stayton as Count Almaviva described as a trio beyond compare.”
— Marquee Arts Curator