Event

Opera Film: Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Projected in HD from the Opéra National de Paris

Conductor - Carlo Montanaro
Director - Damiano Michieletto
Chorus - Paris Opera Chorus
Orchestra - Paris Opera Orchestra

Il Conte d'Almaviva - René Barbera
Bartolo - Carlo Lepore
Rosina - Karine Deshayes
Figaro - Dalibor Jenis
Basilio - Orlin Anastassov

Undoubtedly the most famous opera buffa in the history of music and an eternal source of delight, Rossini's remarkable opera was composed in only a few weeks. Although the premiere, performed on February 10, 1816 in Rome was a resounding flop, the opera was quickly revived on February 22, when "The Barber" received rapturous applause. And indeed, how could Rossini have escaped this initial resistance? He pitted the old world (through Bartolo and his authoritarianism) against the new world; old opera against modern opera. With its incredible verve and youthful cheer, this was the work that built Rossini's brilliant international reputation.

With this new production of the ever-popular masterpiece, Italian stage director Damiano Michieletto makes his Paris Opera debut.