The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Overview
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast.
Cast
Aigul Akhmetshina
Rosina
Jack Swanson
Count Almaviva
Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Figaro
Peter Kálmán
Dr. Bartolo
Alexander Vinogradov
Don Basilio
