CAST:
Roberto Frontali (Figaro)
Rinat
Shaham (Rosina)
Francesco Meli (Count
Almaviva)
Bruno
de Simone (Doctor
Bartolo)
Giovanni Furlanetto (Don
Basilio)
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Conductor:
Antonino Fogliani
Director:
Bepi Morassi
Sets & Costumes:
Laura Crisman
Lights:
Vilmo Furian
Photos:
© Michele Crosera
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Performed at the
Teatro La Fenice,
Venice
Rossini completed all the music for
Il Barbiere di Siviglia in less than
three weeks. This “Opera Buffa”,
hated at its first performance only
to become a hit within a week, is
one of the most performed operas
worldwide, and certainly Rossini’s
most famous and beloved one. It
features numerous Arias that have
reached such a status of fame to
sound familiar to anyone’s ears
(i.e. Figaro’s signature Aria Largo
al factotum and Rosina’s final Aria
Una voce poco fa ) along with some
of Rossini’s most brilliant sextets
involving the entire company.
In
the form of comedy, Il Barbiere di
Siviglia tells the story of Rosina
who refuses to marry Doctor Bartolo,
her guardian, as she is in love with
Lindoro (the Count Almaviva in
disguise). After many twists and
tricks, and thanks to the strategic
help of Figaro, Lindoro (the Count
of Almaviva) and Rosina finally
succeed in getting married.
This
production from Venice’s Teatro La
Fenice was an immediate hit when it
was staged in Spring 2008.
“I
think Antonino Fogliani is the new
Rossinian conductor.”
-Il Gazzettino
(April 2008)
“We
loved the voice of Rinat Shaham:
homogeneous in all her registers.”
-La Nuova Venezia (April 2008)
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