Il barbiere di Siviglia
Sun, 23. May 2027, 16:00
Melodramma buffo by Gioachino Rossini
Anyone in Seville who needs help goes to Figaro – the barber has a solution for every problem, because he knows everyone in the city, is well-informed about all the gossip and many owe him a favour. This time, he is to help Count Almaviva free Rosina, who has been imprisoned by her guardian, and win her heart. The then 23-year-old Gioachino Rossini is said to have composed Il barbiere di Siviglia in just three weeks – an opera full of rousing bel canto arias, fast-paced ensembles and dizzying situational comedy. Director Katharina Thalbach skilfully captures the humour of the original work: She relocates the action to a seaside resort where one morning a theatre wagon arrives, carrying characters from the Commedia dell’Arte. Tourists become the audience of a spectacle that blurs the lines between large and small stages, offers many surprising twists and turns and, thanks to Guido Maria Kretschmer's costumes, delights the funny bone and the eyes. Our young Italian conductor, Giovanni Conti, takes to the podium, accompanied by numerous new virtuoso ensemble members.
Werkinfo:
Melodramma buffo in two acts by Gioachino RossiniLibretto by Cesare Sterbini based on the play Le barbiere de Séville by Pierre de BeaumarchaisFirst performed on 20. February, 1816 in RomePremiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 29. November, 2009