Details

Il barbiere di Siviglia. A young English aristocrat arrives in Seville to woo the lovely Rosina. However, she is being pursued by an unscrupulous older man, Bartolo and it is only with the ingenious help of the quick thinking barber, Figaro, that the situation is rescued. Sung in Italian with English (and Welsh in some venues) surtitles

Cast/Performers

Nico Darmanin (Count Almaviva), Nicholas Lester (Figaro), Heather Lowe (Rosina), Andrew Shore (Doctor Bartolo), Isabelle Peters (Berta), Angharad Morgan (Berta), Keel Watson (Basilio), HOward Kirk (Fiorello), Martin Lloyd (Officer), Simon Crosby Buttle (Ambrogio), Alastair Moore (Notary / Mayor), Helen Greenaway (Bag Lady), Emma Mary Llewellyn (Innkeeper's Wife), Michael Clifton-Thompson (Policeman), Huw Llywelyn (Policeman), Gareth Lloyd (Inkeeper), Julian Boyce (Rosina Fan), Laurence Cole (Berta Fan), Jasey Hall (Rosina Fan), Stephen Wells (Priest)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rossini
Lyrics: Sterbini (after [Beaumarchais])
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Tomas Hanus, Frederick Brown
Director: Giles Havergal
Design: Russell Craig
Lighting: Davy Cunningham