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Il barbiere di Siviglia

National Theatre (Národní divadlo)Ostrovní 1, Praha 1, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 11000, Czech Republic
Dates/times in Prague time zone
Friday 03 October 202519:00
Wednesday 15 October 202519:00
Wednesday 29 October 202519:00
Sunday 21 December 202519:00
Tuesday 20 January 202619:00
Wednesday 11 February 202619:00
Friday 20 February 202619:00
Sunday 08 March 202619:00
Wednesday 08 April 202619:30
Tuesday 14 April 202619:00
Programme
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)Il barbiere di SivigliaLibretto by Cesare Sterbini
Performers
Prague National Theatre Opera
Jaroslav KyzlinkConductor
Jan ChalupeckyConductor
Magdalena ŠvecováDirector
David JanošekSet Designer
Kateřina ŠtefkováCostume Designer
Pavla BeranováLighting Designer
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Prague National Theatre Chorus
Beno BlachutDramaturgy
Pavel VaněkChoirmaster / chorus director
Arnheiður EiríksdóttirMezzo-sopranoRosina
Michaela ZajmiMezzo-sopranoRosina
Petr NekoranecTenorCount Almaviva
Martin ŠrejmaTenorCount Almaviva
Svatopluk SemBaritoneFigaro
Adam PlachetkaBass-baritoneFigaro
Pavol KubáňBaritoneFigaro
Jiří SulženkoBassDr Bartolo
Miloš HorákBass-baritoneDr Bartolo
Lucie HájkováSopranoBerta
Yukiko KinjoSopranoBerta
Anton EliašBassAmbrogio
Zdeněk PlechBassDon Basilio
Roman VocelBassDon Basilio
Lukáš BařákBass-baritoneFiorello
Daniel KfelířBaritoneFiorello

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.

Reviews of Il barbiere di Siviglia directed by Magdalena Švecová

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