MET: Live in HD Il Barbiere Di Siviglia ( Rossini)

The Metropolitan Operas 2024 25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossinis effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson in his Met debut as her secret beloved Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro the ingenious barber of Seville with Hungarian bass baritone Peter Kalman as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Shers madcap production. Ticket holders are invited to a pre-opera talk by Leslie Gerber 30 minutes prior to curtain time in the theater.