Film

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

2014 · 2h 48m

IMDb

8.2

A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and man-about-town of the title. The lovely Isabel Leonard is Rosina, the clever young woman at the center of the story, and Lawrence Brownlee sings Count Almaviva, the man who loves her and—with Figaro’s help—rescues her from the house of her elderly and smitten guardian, Bartolo, played by Maurizio Muraro. Paata Burchuladze is the bumbling music master Basilio, and rising conductor and bel canto specialist Michele Mariotti leads the Met’s musical forces in Bartlett Sher’s lively production.

Isabel Leonard

Rosina

Maurizio Muraro

Dr. Bartolo

Christopher Maltman

Figaro

Paata Burchuladze

Don Basilio

Lawrence Brownlee

Count Almaviva

Yunpeng Wang

Fiorello

Claudia Waite

Berta

Rob Besserer

Ambrogio

Dennis Petersen

An Officer

MET Orchestra

• Cesare SterbiniWriter
• Matthew DiamondProducer
• Louisa BriccettiProducer
• Victoria WarivonchikProducer
• Peter GelbExecutive Producer
• Gioachino RossiniOriginal Music Composer

Release date

November 22, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 48m

Rated

AA