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Rossini's The Barber of Seville

Live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, starring Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina, Jack Swanson as her admirer Count Almaviva, and Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Figaro, the barber himself.

Live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, starring Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina, Jack Swanson as her admirer Count Almaviva, and Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Figaro, the barber himself. An operatic feast of disguise and intrigue around an illicit elopement, all tied together with Rossini's fabulous tunes.

Presented from the Met by Debra Lew Harder, with commentator Anthony Roth Costanzo.

Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Figaro, the barber ..... Andrey Zhilikhovsky (baritone)
Rosina, Dr. Bartolo's ward ..... Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo-soprano)
Count Almaviva ..... Jack Swanson (tenor)
Doctor Bartolo ..... Péter Kálmán (bass)
Don Basilio, music teacher ..... Alexander Vinogradov (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Giacomo Sagripanti

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3 hours, 43 minutes

Last on

Sat 31 May 2025 18:00

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    18 Pieces, Op. 72, No. 14, Chant élégiaque. Adagio

    • Romeo & Juliet: Tchaikovsky on the Piano.
    • BIS.
    • 703.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    String Quartet No 1 in D major, Op 11 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Yuri Yurov. Performer: Mikhail Milman. Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.
    • Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Souvenir De Florence.
    • Teldec.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sat 31 May 2025 18:00