The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
- Release Date: May 31, 2025 (limited)
- Genre: Comedy, Opera
- Director: Giacomo Sagripanti
- Producer(s): Bartlett Sher
- Writer(s): Gioachino Rossini
- Studio: The Metropolitan Opera
- Length: 3h 35m
Synopsis
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast.
Sung in Italian.