The Barber of Seville

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  Il barbiere di Siviglia – Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Juan de Dios Mateos als Almaviva Bettina Stöß

• Gioacchino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (2021) – Ruth Tromboukis

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – u. a. Juan de Dios Mateos als Almaviva, Samueol Park als Fiorillo Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Juan de Dios Mateos als Almaviva, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Antonia Ahyoung Kim als Berta Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Juan de Dios Mateos als Almaviva, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro, Antonia Ahyoung Kim als Berta Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Noel Bouley als Bartolo, Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Noel Bouley als Bartolo, Patrick Guetti als Basilio Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Noel Bouley als Bartolo, Patrick Guetti als Basilio Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – u. a. Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Der Barbier von Sevilla – u. a. Maurizio Muraro, Hulkar Sabirova, Jana Kurucová, Matthew Newlin, Etienne Dupuis Marcus Lieberenz

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – u. a. Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Noel Bouley als Bartolo, Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Noel Bouley als Bartolo, Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Noel Bouley als Bartolo Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Juan de Dios Mateos als Almaviva, Aigul Akhmetshina als Rosina, Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Bettina Stöß

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – u. a. Samuel Dale Johnson als Figaro Bettina Stöß

For 200 years Rossini’s BARBIERE has been considered as the epitome of musical comedy. The archetypes of commedia dell’arte are constantly shimmering through the storyline revolving around the resourceful Figaro – an ambiguity that is not lost in Katharina Thalbach’s vibrant and hectic production … Conducted by Giulio Cilona / Friedrich Praetorius; directed by Katharina Thalbach; with Kieran Carrel / Kangyoon Shine Lee, Marco Filippo Romano / Simone del Savio, Cecilia Molinari / Martina Baroni / Arianna Manganello, Dean Murphy / Philipp Jekal, Manuel Fuentes / Patrick Guetti, Maria Vasilevskaya a. o.
About the workIt’s a rambunctious tale: an old curmudgeon is set on marrying his own ward of court with a view to snapping up her considerable inheritance. He leaves no stone unturned in his efforts to keep the fair Rosina cloistered from the outside world and thus from any potential young suitors. A pity, then, that Count Almaviva has fallen head over heels for her. Assisted by Figaro, an enterprising barber, he plans to outwit the old man, win over Rosina – and ensure that it’s love that attracts her to him rather than his rank and wealth. Not an easy job for Figaro, seeing as the opposite camp is scheming with equal tenacity … Love wins out in the end, and it turns out that all precautions were useless!

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais [1732 –1799] dreamt up the character of the mischievous barber and wrote an entire comic trilogy about him, the first two instalments of which (LE BARBIER DE SÉVILLE OU LA PRÉCAUTION INUTILE [1775] and LA FOLLE JOURNÉE OU LE MARIAGE DE FIGARO [1778]) are world famous. Part 3, L’AUTRE TARTUFFE OU LA MÈRE COUPABLE [1792], was not such a hit, perhaps due to the upheavals of the Revolution. Although the revolutionary potential was especially palpable in the second part, with its brilliant soundtrack courtesy of Mozart [THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, 1786], the barber of the first part oozes disrespect, which inevitably makes him the central protagonist in this comic opera. Giovanni Paisiello had a runaway success with his musical version of BARBIERE in 1782, meaning that Rossini was up against a seemingly unassailable precursor when he resolved to compete directly with Paisiello in writing a comic opera based on the same material. And he pulled it off: 34 years after his rival’s own hit show he delivered arguably the wittiest and peppiest opera buffa in the history of the genre.

About the productionThe action centring on the famous hair stylist, whose brainwaves solve all the challenges in the end, is transposed by Katharina Thalbach to the cheery setting of a sun-bathed seaside resort. Engines of locomotion ranging from vintage car to tractor and bicycle make their way across the stage. They include an odd-looking trolley that proceeds to regurgitate all the over-the-top characters from Italian commedia. Gaggles of tourists gather amongst the loungers and open-air showers to witness a vibrant and supercharged show that blurs the line between small and main stages, energising the auditorium in the process. With its memorable tunes and world-famous arias THE BARBER OF SEVILLE is one of the supreme classics of opera and, in Thalbach’s vivacious production featuring the plush costumes of Guido Maria Kretschmer, will be an event to remember for opera novices and connoisseurs alike.

Artists/Collaborators: Giulio Cilona (Musikalische Leitung), Katharina Thalbach (Inszenierung), Momme Röhrbein (Bühne), Guido Maria Kretschmer (Kostüme), Thomas Richter (Chöre), Kieran Carrel (Graf Almaviva), Marco Filippo Romano (Bartolo), Cecilia Molinari (Rosina), Dean Murphy (Figaro), Manuel Fuentes (Basilio), Stephen Marsh (Fiorillo), Maria Vasilevskaya (Berta), Jared Werlein (Ein Offizier), Clara-Lisette Kesselmann (Ein Notar), Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chöre), Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchester)

Pre-performance lecture (in German): 45 minutes prior to each performance

Next date:

• Date Monday, 31/March/2025 19:30 (1 more date)
• Venue Deutsche Oper Berlin
• Address Bismarckstraße 35, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg