MISCHIEF and mayhem will run riot in Rossini’s most popular comedy.
Catch Glyndebourne Live: The Barber of Seville at the Electric Palace, Bridport, on Tuesday June 21 at 6.30pm.
Figaro, the renowned Barber of Seville, uses every trick he can muster to outwit Dr Bartolo and ensure his master wins his chosen bride.
He meets his match in the would-be-bride Rosina, who has schemes of her own.
Madcap disguises accompany twists and turns in a whirlwind plot, while Figaro’s cunning knows no bounds.
Awarding it four stars, Mark Valencia, from What’s On Stage, describes it as ‘the answer to all your summertime needs’.
Richard Fairman, from The Financial Times, says Rossini’s music sizzles in this production. Also giving it four stars, he says: ‘No slouching, no lingering here and there – just razor-sharp playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra at helter-skelter speeds.’
The opera is conducted by Enrique Mazzola and directed by Annabel Arden with sparkling wit and playful energy, springing directly from Rossini’s joyous music. International star and Glyndebourne favourite Danielle de Niese stars as Rosina.
It’s sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Contact the box office for tickets.
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