The Barber of Seville, Opera Bastille, Paris: 30 May-19 June 2022

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Roberto Abbado conducts a cast of Rossini's finest, led by Marianne Crebassa and René Barbera, in Damiano Michieletto's fast-paced, hilarious staging. Book your tickets before the public!

  • Based on Beaumarchais' play of the same name, Rossini's The Barber of Seville is an absolute masterpiece of opera buffa, with its sheer verve, frenetic pace and vocal virtuosity. Roberto Abbado conducts a cast of Rossini's finest, led by Marianne Crebassa and René Barbera, in Damiano Michieletto's fast-paced, hilarious staging.

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Opera Buffa in two acts (1816)

    After Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

    • Music:

      Gioacchino Rossini - (1792-1868)

    • Libretto:

      Cesare Sterbini

    • Conductor:

      Roberto Abbado

    • Director:

      Damiano Michieletto

    • Set design:

      Paolo Fantin

    • Costume design:

      Silvia Aymonino

    • Lighting design:

      Fabio Barettin

    • Chorus master:

      Alessandro Di Stefano

    Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris

  • Cast


    • Il Conte d'Almaviva:

      • René Barbera

    • Bartolo:

      • Renato Girolami

    • Rosina:

      • Marianne Crebassa

    • Figaro:

      • Andrzej Filończyk

    • Basilio:

      • Alex Esposito

    • Berta:

      • Katherine Broderick

    • Fiorello:

      • Aaron Pendleton

    • Un ufficiale:

      • Christian Rodrigue Moungoungou

Le Barbier de Séville 17-18 © Guernana Damianova-OnP
Le Barbier de Séville 17-18 © Guernana Damianova-OnP

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