Il barbiere di Siviglia
Item
Record ID
1086
Identifier
90710
Genre
Work Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Uniform Title
Barbiere di Siviglia
Program/Series Title
Opera in the Outfield
Work Alternate Titles
The barber of Seville
Composer
Text Author
Sterbini, Cesare, 1783-1851 (libretto)
Production Year
2009
Transmission/Release Date
9/12/09
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Closed circuit transmission/simulcast to Nationals Park
Conductor/Music Director
Mariotti, Michele
Orchestra
Washington National Opera
Chorus/Choir
Washington National Opera
Soloists
Simone Alberghini (Figaro) ; Lawrence Brownlee (Count Almavia) ; Silvia Tro Santafe (Rosina) ; Donato DiStefano (Bartolo) ; Eric Owens (Don Basilio) ; Oleksandr Pushniak ; (Fiorello) ; Cynthia Hanna (Berta) ; David Morris (Ambrogio) ; James Shaffran (Officer)
Participants
Horace Holmes (Host)
TV/Film Director
Bryant, Bruce
Stage Director
Gately, Davod
Sets
Moyer, Allen
Costumes
Scott, James
Production Company
Washington National Opera ; Staging Solutions
Technical Information
HDTV
Other Information
l9,000 viewed Barbiere on Nationals Park 4,800 sq. ft. scoreboard screen. Before the start of the opera the Bugs Bunny animated film "The rabbit of Seville" was shown. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 Washington National Opera produced three simulcasts viewed at the National Mall ; Porgy and Bess (11/06/05), Madama Butterfly (11/12/06) and La Boheme (09/23/07). The Opera in the ballpark productions started in 2008 with La traviata ((09/13/08).
Duration
ca. 170'
Company
Washington National Opera
Sourcemat
DLCAT-209