Deutsche Oper Berlin - Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Anyone in Seville who needs help goes to Figaro – the barber has a solution for every problem, because he knows everyone in the city, is well-informed about all the gossip and many owe him a favour. This time, he is to help Count Almaviva free Rosina, who has been imprisoned by her guardian, and win her heart. The then 23-year-old Gioachino Rossini is said to have composed Il barbiere di Siviglia in just three weeks – an opera full of rousing bel canto arias, fast-paced ensembles and dizzying situational comedy. Director Katharina Thalbach skilfully captures the humour of the original work: She relocates the action to a seaside resort where one morning a theatre wagon arrives, carrying characters from the Commedia dell’Arte. Tourists become the audience of a spectacle that blurs the lines between large and small stages, offers many surprising twists and turns and, thanks to Guido Maria Kretschmer\\\'s costumes, delights the funny bone and the eyes. Our young Italian conductor, Giovanni Conti, takes to the podium, accompanied by numerous new virtuoso ensemble members.

age recommendation: from age 12

duration: 3 hours / including an interval after approx. 90 minutes

introduction: 45 minutes before the performance in the Rang Foyer on the right

program

Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Melodramma buffo in zwei Akten von Gioachino Rossini

Libretto von Cesare Sterbini nach dem Drama Le barbiere de Séville von Pierre de Beaumarchais

In italienischer Sprache mit deutschen und englischen Übertiteln

Place

On September 24, 1961 the Opernhaus that had been inaugurated in 1912 and destroyed during the War was reopened as Deutsche Oper Berlin. Ever since it has been Berlin´s largest and Germany´s second largest music theatre, featuring among the most modern institutions in Europe. The straightforward and elegant building that was realized by architect Fritz Bornemann (he also conceived the America Memorial Library and the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, a. o.) seats 1.859 and guarantees a maximum viewing and hearing experience for every visitor.