Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini

2018

Washington National Opera

Creative Team:

Conductor: Emily Senturia
Choreographer: Rosa Mercedes
Set Designer: Allen Moyer
Costume Designer: James Scott (with additional designs by Timm Burrow)
Lighting Designer: Mark McCullough
Hair & Make-Up Designer: David C. Zimmerman

Cast:

Figaro: Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Rosina: Isabel Leonard
Count Almaviva: Taylor Stayton
Dr. Bartolo: Paolo Bordogna
Don Basilio: Wei Wu
Berta: Alexandria Shiner

“Kazaras has… egged on the entire ensemble into shameless but wonderfully appealing chaos.”

”What a treat… a romp for all”

— DC Theater Scene

“Kazaras’ sensibility is simply irrepressible… within hailing distance of Mel Brooks.”

— Metro Weekly

A sample of the lighting, costumes, and choreography with soldiers, Figaro (Andrey Zhilikhovsky), Almaviva (Taylor Stayton), and Rosina (Isabel Leonard). Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Washington National Opera.

Figaro (Andrey Zhilikhovsky), Almaviva (Taylor Stayton), and Rosina (Isabel Leonard). Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Washington National Opera.

WNO's The Barber of Seville Gay Finale. Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Washington National Opera.

Isabel Leonard as Rosina in WNO’s The Barber of Seville. Photo: Scott Suchman.

Dr. Bartolo (Paolo Bordogna), Ambrogio (Matthew Pauli), Rosina (Isabel Leonard), and Almavira (Taylor Stayton). Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Washington National Opera.

Ambrogio (Matthew Pauli), Don Basilio (Wei Wu), and Paolo Bordogna (Dr. Bartolo). Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Washington National Opera.

Isabel Leonard (Rosina) in The Barber of Seville, Washington National Opera, 2018. Photo: Scott Suchman.

Isabel Leonard (Rosina) and Taylor Stayton (Almaviva) in The Barber of Seville, WNO, 2018. Photo: Scott Suchman.

Taylor Stayton (Almaviva) and Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Figaro) in The Barber of Seville, Washington National Opera, 2018. Photo: Scott Suchman.

Photo Credit: Scott Suchman

2011

Seattle Opera

Creative Team:

Conductor: Dean Williamson
Choreographer: Daniel Pelzig
Set Designer: Erhard Rom
Costume Designer: Candice Donnelly
Lighting Designer: Connie Yun

Cast:

Count Almaviva: Lawrence Brownlee / Nicholas Phan
Rosina: Sarah Coburn / Kate Lindsey
Figaro: José Carbó / David Adam Moore
Dr. Bartolo: Patrick Carfizzi
Don Basilio: Burak Bilgili
Berta: Sally Wolf
Fiorello: Daniel Scofield