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Il barbiere di Siviglia

National Theatre (Národní divadlo)Ostrovní 1, Praha 1, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 11000, République tchèque
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de Prague
vendredi 03 octobre 202519:00
mercredi 15 octobre 202519:00
mercredi 29 octobre 202519:00
dimanche 21 décembre 202519:00
mardi 20 janvier 202619:00
mercredi 11 février 202619:00
vendredi 20 février 202619:00
dimanche 08 mars 202619:00
mercredi 08 avril 202619:30
mardi 14 avril 202619:00
Artistes
Prague National Theatre Opera
Jaroslav KyzlinkDirection
Jan ChalupeckyDirection
Magdalena ŠvecováMise en scène
David JanošekDécors
Kateřina ŠtefkováCostumes
Pavla BeranováLumières
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Prague National Theatre Chorus
Beno BlachutDramaturgie
Pavel VaněkChef de chœur
Arnheiður EiríksdóttirMezzo-sopranoRosina
Michaela ZajmiMezzo-sopranoRosina
Petr NekoranecTénorLe comte Almaviva
Martin ŠrejmaTénorLe comte Almaviva
Svatopluk SemBarytonFigaro
Adam PlachetkaBaryton-basseFigaro
Pavol KubáňBarytonFigaro
Jiří SulženkoBasseBartolo
Miloš HorákBaryton-basseBartolo
Lucie HájkováSopranoBerta
Yukiko KinjoSopranoBerta
Anton EliašBasseAmbrogio
Zdeněk PlechBasseBasilio
Roman VocelBasseBasilio
Lukáš BařákBaryton-basseFiorello
Daniel KfelířBarytonFiorello

For over two centuries, Gioachino Rossini has been one of the most celebrated opera composers, and it might even have been the case if he had written nothing but Il barbiere di Siviglia. Both its genesis and premiere were connected with all kinds of twists and turns, which accompany many a play and opera. The piece had to be completed hastily, rehearsed and staged even more hastily; it was a setting of a literary work that had been used several times; the premiere was poorly received and affected by scandal, etc. In hindsight and knowing the fates of other creations, such circumstances would seem to be the best prerequisite for future success. Four years after the opera’s world premiere, in 1816 at the Teatro Argentino in Rome, Il barbiere di Siviglia was first presented, in German translation, at the Estates Theatre in Prague, which in 1825 staged the piece in Czech, owing mainly to the composer and conductor František Škroup (known primarily for creating the melody of the Czech national anthem), who would later on also give Czech premieres of operas by Wagner and others. The Provisional Theatre included Il barbiere di Siviglia in its repertoire during its very first season. Later on the opera was also undertaken by the National Theatre, which to date has adapted it in more than ten productions.

Director Magdalena Švecová and her creative team is behind the latest version of Rossini's famous opera, whom the audience of the National Theatre has well known from her productions of The Bartered Bride or Le nozze di Figaro. The costumes have been created by Kateřina Štefková, the scenery by David Janošek. The score was enthusiastically undertaken by Jaroslav Kyzlink, the music director of the National Theatre Opera.

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Le Barbier de Séville) par Magdalena Švecová, nos comptes-rendus

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