Andrea Ranzi Il barbiere di Siviglia
Bologna, Comunale Nouveau
About the Event
On debut a solemn fiasco, then an endless success. At least that’s what a blossoming of anecdotes about incidents and conspiracies that actually find no reliable historical evidence has led us to believe. A few skirmishes between rival impresarios, in Rome in 1816 around Rossini’s premieres, were there, but nothing too serious. The play was born so perfect that it was destined for triumph and such popularity that it ended up sometimes even scrambling it a bit. On the other hand, it is the wily Rossini first who misleads us: the plot is one of the oldest in the world (a greedy old man holds a young girl in his power, saved by the love of a peer and a shrewd helper), and we are invited to think that, with their deft self introductions, it is Figaro and Rosina who are the engines of the action. In reality it is the Count d’Almaviva who moves the ranks with gold and his position, but almost always in disguise. Image publicity, money and power: is it possible to imagine a more modern opera?
Practical Information
You must print out your order confirmation and show it at the box office to collect your regular ticket, starting one hour before the start of the performance, at the Teatro Comunale Nouveau at Piazza della Costituzione, 4.
Program
- Gioachino Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia
Cast / Production
Il Conte d'Almaviva Dave Monaco December 19, 21, 27 Pieluigi D'Aloia December 20, 28, 30
Don Bartolo Paolo Bordogna December 19, 21, 27 Giovanni Romeo December 20, 28, 30
Rosina Aya Wakizono December 19, 21, 27 Chiara Tirotta December 20, 28, 30
Figaro Nicola Alaimo December 19, 21, 27 Stefan Astakhov December 20, 28, 30
Don Basilio Michele Pertusi December 19, 27 Andrea Pellegrini December 20, 21, 28, 30
Berta Yulia Tkachenko
Fiorello Nicolò Ceriani
Director Federico Grazzini
Conductor Renato Palumbo
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale Bologna
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Address
Comunale Nouveau, Piazza della Costituzione 4, Bologna, Italy — Google Maps
