Gioacchino Rossini

Libretto: Cesare Sterbini, After "Le Barbeir de Seville" by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais

First Performance:Teatro Argentina, Roma, February 20, 1816

First Peformance at the Israeli Opera:  Novemer 29, 1988

First Peformance of this production at the Israeli Opera: March 12, 2010

A musical and visual feast in Rossini's comic masterpiece. Figaro helps Count Almaviva woo and marry Rosina, the ward of Dr. Bartolo who intends to marry her himself.

Synopsis

For Further Reading:

From the director of Il barbiere di Siviglia

Dates

Fri 12.3.10 (13:00), Sat 13.3.10 (20:00), Sun 14.3.10 (20:00), Tues 16.3.10 (20:00),

Thurs 18.3.10 (20:00), Fri 19.3.10 (13:00), Sat 20.3.10 (20:00), Sun 21.3.10 (20:00),

Tues 23.3.10 (20:00), Wed 24.3.10 (20:00), Thurs 25.3.10 (20:00) Fri 26.3.10 (13:00), Sat 27.3.10 (20:30)

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428 Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances 

Towards Opening: Sat 6.3.10 (11:00)

Ticket Price: 70 Nis

 Before the show back stage tours: Tues 16.3 (19:00), Sat 20.3 (19:00), 
                                                      
                                                      Tues 23.3 (19:00), Wed 24.3 (19:00)

Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: Sat 13.3, Thurs 18.3, Tues 23.3, Wed 24.3

Reviews

"This wonderful modern production features a superb design by Julia Hansen who also did the delightful costumes and a most creative and innovative young director, Mariame Clement who was the star of the evening."  (BC Culture)