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Tara Erraught's Rosina steals the show in hilarious Rossini Barber

By Andrew Larkin, 21 April 2016
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Reviewed at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin on 20 April 2016
Programme
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers
Wide Open Opera
Fergus Sheil, Conductor
Michael Barker Caven, Director
Jamie Vartan, Set Designer
Gavan Ring, Figaro
Tara Erraught, Rosina
Tyler Nelson, Count Almaviva
Graeme Danby, Dr Bartolo
John Molloy, Don Basilio
Mary O'Sullivan, Berta
Brendan Collins, Fiorello
Chorus of Wide Open Opera
Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
Sinéad Wallace, Lighting Designer
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.