{"id":3769,"date":"2017-09-08T08:52:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3769"},"modified":"2017-09-08T08:55:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:55:28","slug":"jonathan-millers-classic-production-of-the-barber-of-seville-celebrates-its-thirtieth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3769","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Miller\u2019s classic production of\u00a0The Barber of Seville\u00a0celebrates its thirtieth anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opens 5 October at the London Coliseum at 7.30pm for 9 performances<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thirty years after it first opened at the London Coliseum in November 1987, Jonathan Miller\u2019s production of Rossini\u2019s comic masterpiece\u00a0The Barber of Seville<\/em>\u00a0returns to ENO for its thirteenth revival. Over the years it has become \u2018a national institution\u2019 (The Daily Telegraph<\/em>) with generations of opera-goers enjoying Miller\u2019s deft handling of this great operatic farce. For this anniversary production the original Figaro from the 1987 run, Alan Opie, takes the role of his antagonist, Dr Bartolo.<\/p>\n

The period setting of 18th<\/sup>\u00a0century Seville is host to a classic\u00a0commedia dell\u2019arte<\/em>\u00a0plot. The dashing Count Almaviva attempts to win the beautiful Rosina from under the clutches of her lecherous guardian Dr Bartolo, with the help of his barber Figaro and a series of cunning disguises.<\/p>\n

In the title role is Australian baritone Morgan Pearse, returning to ENO after his \u2018wonderfully agile\u2019 (The Guardian<\/em>) Figaro in the 2015 run. He is joined by Mexican tenor Eleazar Rodr\u00edguez in the role of Count Almaviva, also returning from his \u2018dashing\u2019 (The Sunday Express<\/em>) performances in 2015.<\/p>\n

English soprano Sarah Tynan makes her role debut as Rosina. She was last seen on the Coliseum stage earlier in 2017 in Christopher Alden\u2019s five-starPartenope<\/em>\u00a0for which she was widely praised (\u2018dazzling\u2019 –\u00a0The Independent<\/em>, \u2018divine\u2019 –\u00a0What\u2019s on Stage<\/em>). Her\u00a0previous roles at ENO include a \u2018superbly beautiful\u2019 (Opera Today<\/em>) Romilda in the 2014 performances of\u00a0Xerxes<\/em>, as well as Marzelline in 2013\u2019s\u00a0Fidelio\u00a0<\/em>and Zerlina in 2012\u2019s\u00a0Don Giovanni<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Also making a role debut is English baritone Alan Opie as Dr Bartolo. With a significant career of highly acclaimed performances behind him (including Figaro in the original version of this production), this adds another classic character to his roster. A veteran especially of Miller productions at ENO, he has twice sung the title role in his Rigoletto (2003 and 2006). Most recently seen at ENO for his \u2018outstanding\u2019 title role in 2012\u2019s\u00a0The Death of Klinghoffer<\/em>, he returns in the spring to sing Giorgio Germont in\u00a0La traviata<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The role of Don Basilio is sung by Alastair Miles (\u2018the finest British bass of his generation’ –The Guardian<\/em>) who was called \u2018the ideal Don Basilio\u2019 (The York Press<\/em>) when he sang the role for Opera North in 2015. His numerous performances at ENO include the role of Alfonso in 2011\u2019s\u00a0Lucrezia Borgia<\/em>.<\/p>\n

English mezzo-soprano Yvonne Howard, \u2018one of the finest singing actresses this country has produced\u2019 (The Guardian<\/em>), sings the housekeeper Berta. She has previously been seen at ENO in numerous roles including Katisha in the 2012 and 2015 runs of Jonathan Miller\u2019s production of\u00a0The Mikado.\u00a0<\/em>She returns in February to sing the Queen of the Fairies in Cal McCrystal\u2019s new production of\u00a0Iolanthe.<\/em><\/p>\n

ENO Harewood Artist Matthew Durkan returns to sing Fiorello, the role with which he made his ENO debut in 2015. He was earlier seen in 2017 alongside Sarah Tynan in\u00a0Partenope<\/em>, widely noted for his \u2018comic flair\u2019 (The Daily Telegraph<\/em>).<\/p>\n

British conductor Hilary Griffiths makes his ENO debut after a highly distinguished career on the continent. His positions have included Chief Conductor of the State Opera, Prague, General Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra and Opera in Regensburg, and Principal Staff Conductor at the Cologne Opera.<\/p>\n

Peter Relton returns once again after directing the 2015 run. His previous directorial engagement was launching the new Grange Park Opera with his inaugural production of\u00a0Tosca<\/em>\u00a0(\u2018a remarkable achievement\u2019-\u00a0The Financial Times<\/em>). The designs are by Tanya McCallin and lighting design is by ENO Head of Production Tom Mannings. The translation is by Amanda and Anthony Holden.<\/p>\n

The Barber of Seville<\/em>\u00a0is chronologically the first of Beaumarchais\u2019s \u2018Figaro trilogy\u2019. Its sequel, adapted earlier by Mozart, is\u00a0The Marriage of Figaro,<\/em>which will be performed by ENO in the spring, directed by Fiona Shaw.<\/p>\n

The Barber of Seville\u00a0<\/em>opens at the London Coliseum on 05 October for 9 performances \u2013 05, 10, 13, 18, 20, 25 and 30 October at 7.30pm and 07 and 28 October at 6.30pm.<\/p>\n

500 tickets for \u00a320 or less are available for each performance. Tickets start from \u00a312.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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