THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
BY rossini
12th - 23rd march 2024 LONDON (wilton's music hall)
★★★★★ "this really is opera at its best" - reviews hub
★★★★ "Rossini meets blazing saddles in charles court opera's rootin', tootin' latest production" - The times
Charles Court Opera make a welcome return to Wilton’s with a sizzling production of Rossini’s comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, which has been given a thoroughly inventive CCO twist and transported to the Wild West.
The famed Figaro has emigrated and finds Count Almaviva, disguised as a cowboy, in Bartolo’s Old Western saloon bar, sighing over the beautiful Rosina as she serenades the snoozing regulars. Cue bad disguises, barbering, and bar brawls in this perfect production for Wilton’s.
Rossini’s fizzing musical score and witty character illustrations in this delicious adaption cannot fail to exhilarate. Whether furtive or frenzied, restrained or reckless, The Barber of Seville truly is comedy in opera, with every nuance exploited.
The production is directed by CCO’s Artistic Director, John Savournin, whose previous productions at Wilton’s include Patience and Express G&S. It is sung in a sparkling English version written by CCO’s Musical Director, David Eaton.
The famed Figaro has emigrated and finds Count Almaviva, disguised as a cowboy, in Bartolo’s Old Western saloon bar, sighing over the beautiful Rosina as she serenades the snoozing regulars. Cue bad disguises, barbering, and bar brawls in this perfect production for Wilton’s.
Rossini’s fizzing musical score and witty character illustrations in this delicious adaption cannot fail to exhilarate. Whether furtive or frenzied, restrained or reckless, The Barber of Seville truly is comedy in opera, with every nuance exploited.
The production is directed by CCO’s Artistic Director, John Savournin, whose previous productions at Wilton’s include Patience and Express G&S. It is sung in a sparkling English version written by CCO’s Musical Director, David Eaton.
CAST
Figaro Jonathan Eyers
Count Almaviva Joseph Doody (12th - 13th, 15th - 20th, 22nd - 23rd)
John Gyeantey (14th (mat & eve), 21st (mat & eve))
Rosina Meriel Cunningham (12th, 14th (eve), 16th (mat and eve), 20th, 21st (mat), 23rd (eve))
Samantha Price (13th, 14th (mat), 15th, 19th, 21st (eve), 22nd, 23rd (mat))
Bartolo Matthew Kellett
Basilio Hugo Herman-Wilson
Berta Ellie Laugharne
Fiorello / Officer Arthur Bruce
Count Almaviva Joseph Doody (12th - 13th, 15th - 20th, 22nd - 23rd)
John Gyeantey (14th (mat & eve), 21st (mat & eve))
Rosina Meriel Cunningham (12th, 14th (eve), 16th (mat and eve), 20th, 21st (mat), 23rd (eve))
Samantha Price (13th, 14th (mat), 15th, 19th, 21st (eve), 22nd, 23rd (mat))
Bartolo Matthew Kellett
Basilio Hugo Herman-Wilson
Berta Ellie Laugharne
Fiorello / Officer Arthur Bruce
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director John Savournin
Musical Director & Librettist David Eaton
Set and Costume Designers Good Teeth
Lighting Designer Ben Pickersgill
Movement Director Blair Anderson
Costume Supervisor Sharon Williams
Stage Manager Daisy Francis-Bryden
Production Manager John Page
Photo credit Bill Knight
Musical Director & Librettist David Eaton
Set and Costume Designers Good Teeth
Lighting Designer Ben Pickersgill
Movement Director Blair Anderson
Costume Supervisor Sharon Williams
Stage Manager Daisy Francis-Bryden
Production Manager John Page
Photo credit Bill Knight
