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Enjoy orchestra seating in Gioachino Rossini’s effervescent comedy as the Barber of Seville retakes the Metropolitan Opera stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Count Almaviva comes in disguise as a poor student named Lindoro to the house of Dr. Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house. Figaro the barber, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: The Count will disguise himself as a drunken soldier with orders to be quartered at Bartolo’s house, so that he may gain access to Rosina. Almaviva is excited, and Figaro looks forward to a nice cash pay-off.
Isabel Leonard headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Davide Luciano stars as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with baritone Nicola Alaimo as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.
En route, Walter Carroll will provide an enlightening lecture on the music and artistry of this popular opera. A boxed lunch is included.
Guide: Jeanne Fontaine
April 19; 7:30 am- 8:30 pm
Includes orchestra balance seats, lunch, bus travel and driver tip.
