
"Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside Jack Swanson in his Met debut as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

"Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside Jack Swanson in his Met debut as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio.
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It's the Barber of Seville — that bright and breezy Rossini romp through romance and courtship.
Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Aigul Akhmetshina, and Jack Swanson star in Bartlett Shers delightful production.
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