Wiener Staatsoper: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Year: 2021
Country: Austria
Conductor: Michele Mariotti
Director: Herbert Fritsch
Set designer: Herbert Fritsch
Costume Designer: Victoria Behr
Lighting Designer: Carsten Sander
Cast: Juan Diego Flórez, Etienne Dupuis, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Ildar Abdrazakov, Paolo Bordogna
Genre: opera
Runtime: 170 min.
Age: 16+

"For his new production at the Vienna State Opera, the director Herbert Fritsch has created a colourful slapstick party" (Der Standard) and assembled a gifted and dedicated ensemble of excellent vocal quality and marvelous acting skills.

For his new production at the Vienna State Opera, the director Herbert Fritsch has created a colourful slapstick party” (Der Standard) and assembled a gifted and dedicated ensemble of excellent vocal quality and marvelous acting skills, with Bel canto star Juan Diego Flórez as Conte Almaviva, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya as Rosina and Étienne Dupuis as Figaro. Rossini specialist Michele Mariotti sweeps the Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper into lusty playing.