Rossini's exuberant comedy The Barber of Seville was booed at its premiere in 1816 but has since become a huge hit with audiences. Young opera star Aigul Akhmetshina stars in the live broadcast
- Date:
- 31 May
- Time:
- 19.00-22.33
- Location:
- Hallstavik, Folkets hus Hallstavik
- Cost:
- Adult 250 SEK / Youth under 26 years 190 SEK
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Rossini's well-crafted treasure survived an infamously disastrous opening night in 1816 to become what is perhaps the world's most popular comic opera. Its lively humour and elegant melodies have delighted audiences of every generation for two centuries. Many of the opera's most recognisable melodies have become a staple of the operatic world. The Barber of Seville premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome in 1816.
Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina stars as the spirited heroine Rosina alongside American tenor Jack Swanson as her secret lover Count Almaviva.
Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky plays Figaro, the brilliant barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr Bartolo. Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov is Don Basilio, completing the main ensemble. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher's wild production.
Organiser
Folkets Hus Hallstavik
Cecilia Hansson-Dahl
0175-221 40
Date:
31 May
Time:
19.00-22.33
Location:
Hallstavik, Folkets hus Hallstavik
Cost:
Adult 250 SEK / Youth under 26 years 190 SEK
