The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere Di Siviglia)

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

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 surtitles

Cast/Performers

Paul Grant (Figaro), Elgan Llyr Thomas (Count Almaviva), Heather Lowe (Rosina), Stephen Gadd (Doctor Bartolo), Jihoon Kim (Don Bisilio), Jack Holton (Fiorello), Janis Kelly (Berta), Dragos Andrei Ionel (Ambrogio), Daniel Barrett (Figaro - young artists cast), Marcus Swietlicki (Count Almaviva - young artists cast), Ellen Pearson (Rosina - young artists cast), Samuel Snowden (Doctor Bartolo - young artists cast), Masimba Ushe (Don Basilio - young artists cast), Einar Stefansson (Fiorello - young artists cast), Faryl Smith (Berta - young artists cast)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rossini
Lyrics: Sterbini (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer: Opera Holland Park
Company(s): City of London Sinfonia, Opera Holland Park Chorus
Conductor(s): Charlotte Corderoy, Anna Castro Grinstein (young artists creative team)
Director(s): Cecilia Stinton, Lysanne van Overbeek (young artists creative team)
Design: Neil Irish
Lighting: Robert Price
Other(s): Dominic Ellis-Peckham (chorus master), Aya Robertson (young artists creative team - Repetiteur)