The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

The read

It runs long at 3h 35m.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

Key crew

• Bartlett SherDirector
• Gioachino RossiniWriter

Cast

• Aigul AkhmetshinaRosina
• Peter KálmánDr. Bartolo
• Jack SwansonCount Almaviva
• Andrey ZhilikhovskyFigaro
• Alexander VinogradovDon Basilio
• Jay DunnAmbrogio
• Anthony Roth CostanzoHimself - Host

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