The Barber of Seville for Children

A new production of the Salzburg Festival

CREATIVE TEAM

Duncan Ward, Conductor
Elena Tzavara, Stage Direction and Text Adaptation
Uwe Sochaczewsky, Musical Arrangement
Elisabeth Vogetseder, Conrad Moritz Reinhardt, Sets and Costumes

CAST

Andrew Haji*, Almaviva
Rafael Fingerlos*, Figaro
Adriana Ferfecka*, Rosina
Gordon Bintner*, Basilio
Ivan Thirion*, Bartolo

Salzburg Orchester Solisten
*Mitglied des Young Singers Project

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

One of the world’s most beloved operas has now been adapted for children and the entire family:
The story of the inventive, witty and charming ‘Barber of Seville’ – also known as Figaro – whose ingenious tricks help his friend Almaviva liberate his beloved Rosina, is not only the ‘prequel’ to The Marriage of Figaro, but also a milestone in opera history.
Education is first and foremost at Salzburg’s opera for children, in two ways: members of the Young Singers Project perform arias and ensembles from Rossini’s masterwork, interspersed with dialogues custom-written for this occasion.
The young audience is introduced cheerfully to the world of opera, learning incidentally how such a ‘total work of art’ is created, and experiences Rossini’s virtuoso melodies and one of the most turbulent stories in all of opera literature.

PICTURE GALLERY

Open picture gallery (22 pictures)