Current Productions - The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

A NEW PRODUCTION OF ROSSINI’S THE BARBER OF SEVILLE IN AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY SIMON BUTTERISS

It has been said that Rossini is the P.G.Wodehouse of opera. His characters get themselves into the most complicated scrapes and of course, mischief and mayhem ensues, while they all try to sort themselves out. Nowhere is this more evident than in his most famous opera, “The Barber of Seville”. Here, the notorious barber, Figaro, - Rossini’s answer to Jeeves - leads the way through the many intrigues of the tangled plot. However, this high spirited, merry romp, also provides an audience with a string of operatic hits, set amongst the dizzying action. It is justifiably one of the all time favourites of the operatic repertoire.

Following on from their hugely successful tour of “Cosi fan tutte” Opera UK will mount their new production along the same lines - with an English libretto beautifully played and sung, pretty sets and lighting, with costumes worn by a cast who have the right age and looks to play the roles, and a production that gives great importance to good acting and stylish staging.

So come and see if Count Almaviva can get his girl, in spite of Figaro’s hamfisted attempts to help!

Brilliant, Boisterous, Bawdy and Bold!