Time 19:00
The Royal Theatre in the Old Orangery in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
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Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) is one of the most famous works of Gioachino Rossini. Although it was written in only three weeks, it became one of the greatest achievements of the opera buffa. The opera is filled with unusual musical themes, masterful arias, and humorous dialogues. The wonderful music is enhanced by the great libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on Pierre Beaumarchais’s play.
It’s not widely remembered today, but the world premiere of Rossini’s famous opera was staged under the title Almaviva, ossia L’inutile precauzione (Almaviva, or Unnecessary Caution). The original title was changed in order to win the favour of the Roman public. The creators feared that the use by young Rossini of a fragment on which the respected Giovanni Paisiello based his own opera might meet with negative reception. And that indeed happened. The explanations included in the programme and the consent of the said master brought no result. All attempts to calm down the situation proved in vain, and the premiere staged in Rome’s Teatro Argentina on 20th February 1816 was a complete failure.
However, the second show won the audience’s approval. Soon, the opera became famous not only in Italy but also worldwide. It still entertains and marvels today, under Rossini’s original literary title Il barbiere di Siviglia.
MUSIC DIRECTION DAWID RUNTZ
DIRECTED BY JITKA STOKALSKA
SET DESIGN MARLENA SKONECZKO
LIGHTING DESIGN KAROLINA GĘBSKA
STAGE MOVEMENT ALISA MAKARENKO
CHORUS MASTER JAKUB SZAFRAŃSKI
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SŁAWOMIR JURCZAK
II ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AGNIESZKA KOZŁOWSKA
II CONDUCTOR LILIANNA KRYCH
LIGHTING DESIGN ASSISTANT MAREK ZAMOJSKI
LIGHTING PIOTR RUDZKI
MAGIC CONSULTANT MACIEJ POL
STAGE MANAGER AGNIESZKA ORLIKOWSKA
CAST
COUNT ALMAVIVA SYLWESTER SMULCZYŃSKI
FIGARO WITOLD ŻOŁĄDKIEWICZ
ROSINA ANETA ŁUKASZEWICZ
DON BARTOLO ROBERT GIERLACH
DON BASILIO WOJTEK GIERLACH
BERTA ANNA WYRZYKOWSKA
FIORELLO / THE NOTARY PAWEŁ MICHALCZUK
AMBROGIO JAKUB A. GRABOWSKI
SERGEANT SŁAWOMIR JURCZAK
ROSSINI WOJCIECH PAŁĘCKI
MAIDEN I MARTA SCHNURA
MAIDEN II MARIA ZŁOTEK
GUITAR PLAYER I MIROSŁAW ZALEWSKI
GUITAR PLAYER II FILIP ZIELIŃSKI
MIMES RAFAŁ KARNICKI, JERZY KLONOWSKI, MACIEJ JAN KRAŚNIEWSKI
PIANOFORTE KRZYSZTOF TRZASKOWSKI
THE CHORUS OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
CONDUCTOR DAWID RUNTZ
Duration: 3 h (with a 20-minute intermission).
The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.
Performance in the original language version with Polish subtitles.
PLEASE NOTE: the entrance to the Royal Theatre in Łazienki Park is located in Agrykola street.
