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A star-studded disappointment in Prague's first big opera premiere of the season

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“Plachetka seems more in command of the stage every time he visits Prague”
Reviewed at National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague on 7 October 2021
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia
Jan Chalupecky, Conductor
Jaroslav Kyzlink, Conductor
Magdalena Švecová, Director
David Janošek, Set Designer
Kateřina Štefková, Costume Designer
Pavla Beranová, Lighting Designer
Michaela Zajmi, Rosina
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir, Rosina
Martin Šrejma, Count Almaviva
Petr Nekoranec, Count Almaviva
Pavol Kubáň, Figaro
Svatopluk Sem, Figaro
Adam Plachetka, Figaro
Miloš Horák, Dr Bartolo
Jiří Sulženko, Dr Bartolo
Yukiko Kinjo, Berta
Lucie Hájková, Berta
Anton Eliaš, Ambrogio
Daniel Kfelíř, Fiorello
Lukáš Bařák, Fiorello
Roman Vocel, Don Basilio
Zdeněk Plech, Don Basilio
Prague National Theatre Chorus
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
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