The Barber of Seville by Rossini
Direct from the Metropolitan Opera of New York
Rossini’s comic masterpiece sung in English
Count Almaviva, in disguise, woos Rosina, but the elderly Dr.Bartolo is scheming to marry her. Figaro, the town barber, is enlisted to come up with a plan
Rosina: Isabel Leonard
Count Almaviva: Alek Shrader
Figaro: Rodion Pogossov
Bartolo: John Del Carlo
Basilio: Jordan Bisch
Conducted by Yves Abel
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 22nd December, 7pm-9.30pm