Le Barbier de Séville à l’Opéra
Opera
02 May 2025
The beautiful and prickly Rosina has no desire to marry her stubborn tutor! On the other hand, she is not entirely indifferent to the young stranger who secretly serenades her every evening...
The undisputed masterpiece of the entire bouffe repertoire, The Barber of Seville is a prodigious work of precision: brilliantly adapting Beaumarchais' play, Rossini strings together the most seductive arias and ensembles in a plot of unparalleled richness and humour! We still wonder how this pure jewel of finesse and intelligence could have been such a flop on the day of its premiere...
We can trust Benoît Bénichou to breathe new life and topicality into this pochade, which is much more profound than it appears, with its games of seduction and power, but also its strong social and political criticism. Under the gourmet baton of Beatrice Venezi, a dazzling cast led by a number of Rossinians, including Lilly Jørstad, Dave Monaco and Gurgen Baveyan.