Organization

Garsington Opera

Set designer

Simon Higlett

Lighting designer

Howard Hudson

Choreographer

Ewan Jones

Singer

Tenor

Andrew Stenson

The Count of Almaviva

Baritone

Johannes Kammler

Figaro

Mezzo-soprano

Katie Bray

Rosina

Bass

Richard Burkhard

Doctor Bartolo

Callum Thorpe

Don Basilio

Soprano

Josephine Goddard

Berta

Conductor

Douglas Boyd

Stage director

Christopher Luscombe

Others

Garsington Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Garsington Opera Orchestra

Italian

Il barbiere di Siviglia -  (The Barber of Seville)

Buckinghamshire

United Kingdom

Il barbiere di Siviglia

Public

The Barber of Seville

English

Approved

Figaro here, Figaro there, Figaro up, Figaro down – he’s the Barber of Seville and he’s the ‘go to’ man for everything, from a short back and sides to marriage guidance counselling. In this instance, Count Almaviva has fallen head-over-heels for Rosina, who appears enticingly at her window but is never seen beyond the confines of her house. To her fury and frustration, she’s been locked up by her jealous guardian, Dr Bartolo. Aided and abetted by Figaro, Almaviva serenades Rosina from the street, then manages to gain access by disguising himself first as a soldier in search of a billet, and then as a substitute music teacher.

Rossini’s joyously inventive music makes this a deftly-paced triumph of comic timing. But woe betide anyone taking too many liberties: Adelina Patti, the great 19th century diva, once sang the aria ‘Una voce poco fa’ to Rossini, adding numerous florid embellishments. The composer responded: ‘Very nice, my dear, and who wrote the piece you have just performed?’

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble