IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Wednesday - Saturday
8.30PM - 2.15 hours

Who hasn't yet heard of Figaro, the famous barber of Seville?

When young Count Almaviva leaves Madrid for Seville to pursue the call of his heart, he not only leaves the court and his family but also the arranged marriage they would make for him. He woos his beloved in disguise to insure that if she will have him it will not be for his title or money, but because she loves him for himself.

By portraying the count's title and wealth as an impediment to be disguised, Beaumarchais gave voice to the rising revolutionary tide of the 1780s which would soon swamp the once thriumphant Enlightenment and its decaving aristocracy. Similtaneously, his play heralded the beginning of the Romantic era and the rise of democracy.
His portrayal of the Count's and Rosina's happy union attacks the aristocracy by endorsing the idea that feelings not property are the desirable basis for marriage. It affirms that in feelings, particularly in love, we are all equal.

Staged amid the exquisite setting of paintings, furnishings and architectural details of the splendid Palazza Barbarigo-Monotto.
Extraordinary voices of virtuoso singers in an evening of sparkling gaiety.