This half-hour session delves into the detail of The Barber of Seville, enhancing your enjoyment and extending your knowledge of the piece.
Theatre Royal Glasgow
This half-hour session delves into the detail of The Barber of Seville, enhancing your enjoyment and extending your knowledge of the piece.
Tickets are free but should be reserved in advance as there is limited availability.
About The Barber of Seville
Back by popular demand, Sir Thomas Allen (The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni) creates a riotous production of Rossini’s beloved comedy. The action centres around Figaro, one of opera’s most delightful characters and perhaps the only voice of reason in a world of young love and old foolishness. When Count Almaviva sets his sights on the beautiful Rosina, he enlists Figaro – barber, fixer, and all-round man of action – to help woo her. It is no easy feat: Rosina’s guardian Doctor Bartolo keeps her under lock and key with the intention of marrying her himself!
The multiplying disguises, pranks, and daring escapes engineered by Figaro are enhanced by Simon Higlett’s enchanting designs, bright with Spanish colours. This revival is sung in English for a fresh spin on Rossini’s larger-than-life characters and antics.
With Rossini’s signature toe-tapping ensembles, high-speed patter and lively arias, this masterpiece is a joyful theatrical experience packing in one comic scene after another.
Sung in English with English supertitles
Translation by Amanda Holden
Conductor Stuart Stratford
Director Sir Thomas Allen
Designer Simon Higlett
Lighting Designer Mark Jonathan
Assistant Lighting Designer Callum Macdonald
Figaro Samuel Dale Johnson
Rosina Simone McIntosh
Count Almaviva Anthony Gregory
Doctor Bartolo David Stout
Don Basilio Dingle Yandell
Berta Inna Husieva
Fiorello Ross Cumming
Theatre Royal Glasgow
Opened in 1867, Theatre Royal Glasgow went through two fires before the turn of the century. Standing tall through thick and thin, the theatre has since presented a wide variety of productions covering all genres, including residents Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. Featuring a Victorian auditorium, Theatre Royal presents first class entertainment.
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