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The Metropolitan Opera Live: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
May 31 & June 4
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
The Metropolitan Opera Live: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
$27 Regular
$25 for Members
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Giacomo SagripantiCast
Aigul Akhmetshina, Jack Swanson, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Peter Kálmán, Alexander VinogradovRuntime
215 minAccessibility
Live May 31!
Encore June 4!
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.
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