The Barber of Seville, the ultimate comic opera composed by Rossini at the age of just 24, remains one of the masterpieces of bel canto. The composer’s melodic genius elevates the story from Beaumarchais’ popular Figaro Trilogy.
The beautiful Rosina lives under the strict supervision of her guardian, Don Bartolo, who plans to marry her once she comes of age. However, the young woman falls in love with Count Almaviva, who, disguised as the poor student Lindoro, seeks to win her heart with the help of the clever barber Figaro. Figaro’s inventive schemes break all records in his efforts to get the Count into Bartolo’s house to see his beloved. Things become complicated as passions intensify and the desires of the main characters clash, but in the end, love triumphs, just as Rossini’s delightful music does.
Sharp-witted and subversive, the great Vassilis Papavasiliou directs, in collaboration with Nikoleta Filosoglou.
Musical Direction: Giorgos Ziavras
Direction: Vassilis Papavasiliou, Nikoleta Filosoglou
Set / Costumes / Dramaturgy: Angelos Mendis
Lighting Design: Eliza Alexandropoulou
Choreography: Sofia Paschou
Choral Teaching: Stavros Beris
Musical Preparation: Spyros Souladakis
Musical Collaborator: Dimitris Christou
Assistant Lighting Design: Lampros Papoulias
Cast:
Figaro: Giorgos Iatrou / Haris Andrianos
Count Almaviva: Manuel Amati / Vassilis Kavayias
Rosina: Artemis Bogri / Martha Sotiriou
Bartolo: Marios Sarantidis
Basilio: Christoforos Stamboglis
Berta: Mina Polychronou
Fiorello: Nikos Masourakis
Officer: Nikos Masourakis Athens Municipal Symphony Orchestra & Choir