Il barbiere di Siviglia

2020 / 2021                    Main Hall           the 8th Season

9 April * Friday * 7.00 pm

10 сәуір * сенбі * 18.00

Dear guests!

 

We remind you that people over 65 years old are temporarily restricted to visit the theatre.

(In accordance with the Decree “On restrictive and quarantine measures in the city of Nur-Sultan” dated 02.02.2021 No. 5, clause 1.5. signed by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor Beisenova S.S.)

 

We also ask you to maintain social distancing and wear masks during the interval.

 

 

Gioachino Rossini

Il barbiere di Siviglia

Opéra comique in two acts

Libretto by Cesare Sterbini based on the eponymous comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais

 

Conductor: Alan Buribayev, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Conductor: Ruslan Baymurzin

Producer: Alfonso Antoniozzi

Scenographer: Ezio Frigerio, in cooperation with Riccardo Massironi

Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino

Projection Designer: Sergio Metalli

Lighting Designer: Jacopo Pantani

Assistants Costume Designer: Arassel Dosmuratova, Anna Verde

Assistant Director: Yerenak Toikenov

 

 

Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini is an indispensable hit in the repertoire of the world's major opera houses. A comic plot, bright images and melodies, identifiable from the first few notes, made this opera one of the most popular among the audience and performers.

The premiere of the opera took place on February 12, 1816, in Rome. Several operas based on Beaumarchais's play were written by other composers, and no one expected such a bright musical event in Italy. However, it was Rossini's opera that was a staggering success. The audience organized a triumphal torchlight procession to the composer's house. Today, Rossini's masterpiece remains one of the most performed operas in the world’s repertoire.

People's Artist of the USSR Yermek Serkebayev, who was recognized as the best Figaro of the Soviet Union, is one of the first and brightest performers of the lead role in this opera.

 

 

OPERA SOLOISTS, ORCHESTRA, CHORUS AND EXTRAS

OF THE ASTANA OPERA HOUSE

 

 

Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes (with one interval)

 

Performed in Italian

(accompanied by simultaneous Kazakh and Russian subtitles)

 

 

Management reserves the right to substitute performers