Time for a cut? Jonathan Miller's Barber of Seville returns to ENO

Charles Rice (Figaro) and Simon Bailey (Bartolo)

Anna Devin (Rosina)

The Barber of Seville, Act 1 finale

Innocent Masuku (Almaviva) and Anna Devin (Rosina)

Por Dominic Lowe, 14 febrero 2024

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“an ideal leading lady”

Crítica hecha desde The London Coliseum, Londres el 12 febrero 2024

Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia

English National Opera

Roderick Cox, Dirección

Sir Jonathan Miller, Dirección de escena

Tanya McCallin, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Tom Mannings, Diseño de iluminación

English National Opera Orchestra

English National Opera Chorus

Peter Relton, Director de reposición

Anna Devin, Rosina

Innocent Masuku, Count Almaviva

Charles Rice, Figaro

Simon Bailey, Dr Bartolo

Alastair Miles, Don Basilio

Lesley Garrett, Berta

Patrick Alexander Keefe, Fiorello

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Time for a cut? Jonathan Miller's The Barber of Seville returns to English National Opera