New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville

Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming explicitly telegraphed the characters. For example, Rosina (Beverly Sills) has a gown with feathers and her room resembles a birdcage complete with a swing, telegraphing her as being confined like a bird.. Figaro (Alan Titus) looks like a barber pole, while the notary (Michael Rubino) has an inkwell on his hat. Dr. Bartolo (Donald Gramm) wears two pillars that are cracked after his plans to marry Rosina are thwarted. Tenor Henry Price as Almaviva sports books in his disguise as a student.

Cast

Beverly Sills Rosina

Henry Price Count Almaviva

Alan Titus Figaro

Donald Gramm Doctor Bartolo

Samuel Ramey Basilio

William Ledbetter Fiorello

Louis Perry Company

Caroll Wood Berta

Don Yule Self - Host

Sarah Caldwell Self - Conductor

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