The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
Gioachino Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Live Broadcast

Date

Sat, May 31, 2025

Time

1:00 pm

Cost

Adult - $28 (includes fee); Senior - $26 (includes fee); Student & Child - $20 (includes fee)

Member Presale:

July 29, 2024 12:00 pm

Public Sale:

July 31, 2024 12:00 pm

Location

The Friedman Auditorium
130 W. College Ave. State College, PA
Category

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

English StreamText captioning is available for the Met’s transmission of Il Barbiere di Siviglia here. A transcript of the transmission will also be available to view after the live performance.

Sung In:
Italian
Estimated Run Time:
3h 35m, with one intermission

Date

Sat, May 31, 2025

Time

1:00 pm

Cost

Adult - $28 (includes fee); Senior - $26 (includes fee); Student & Child - $20 (includes fee)

Member Presale:

July 29, 2024 12:00 pm

Public Sale:

July 31, 2024 12:00 pm

Location

The Friedman Auditorium
130 W. College Ave. State College, PA
Category

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