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. BP Summer Big Screens 2009 - July 15 19:30 Live to Trafalgar Square, London; Canary Wharf, London; Walthamstow Town Square, Waltham Forest; Centenary Square, Bradford; The Hayes, Cardiff; Market Place, Derby; Millennium Square, Leeds; Clayton Square, Liverpool; Exchange Square, Manchester; Centre Square, Middlesbrough; The Piazza, Plymouth; Guildhall Square, Portsmouth; All Saints Square, Rotherham; Castle Square, Swansea; Wharf Green, Swindon.

Cast/Performers

Pietro Spagnoli (Figaro), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Juan Diego Florez (Count Almaviva Not Jul 13), Colin Lee (Count Almaviva Jul 13 / 18), Alessandro Corbelli (Doctor Bartolo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Basilio), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Berta), Changhan Lim (Riorello)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rossini
Lyrics: Sterbini (after [Beaumarchais])
Producer: Royal Opera
Director(s): Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier
Design: Christian Fenouillat
Costume: Agostino Cavalca
Lighting: Christophe Forey
Conductor: Antonio Pappano