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Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at the Royal Opera House

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The Barber of Seville
Where? Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden When? 2nd February to 6th March 2023 Running time? 3 hours 20 mins, with interval Tickets? £5 to £205 See roh.org Parking: Nearby car parks Buses: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 68, 76, 77a, 91, 168, 171, 176, 188, 501, 505, 521, X68 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is Covent Garden Piccadilly Other nearby stations: Charing Cross, Embankment, Holborn and Leicester Square Train fares

Director: Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier; Conductor: Rafael Payare or Christopher Willis; Cast: (the cast may change on different dates) Aigul Akhmetshina, Andrzej Filonczyk, Lawrence Brownlee, Konu Kim, Bryn Terfel, Fabio Capitanucci, Ailish Tynan, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn; Composer: Rossini; Rossini's comic opera is packed full of fun and mischief with scheming lovers, ridiculous disguises, and one very busy barber!

When Rosina falls in love with Lindoro she enlists the help of her local barber to outwit her protective guardian Dr Bartolo.

Right from the opening number Largo al factotum with its famous cry of "Figaro!", to Rosina's feisty aria Una voce poco fa, Gioachino Rossini's opera is a riotously entertaining affair with heart-melting serenades and a fairytale ending.

Your comments and questions

Stella Soper Are there any subtitles

Staff Hi Stella. According to the official info it's "sung in Italian with English surtitles - the surtitles are displayed on a screen above the stage, or on a monitor close to your seat."