Utah Opera

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville


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October 9–17, 2021

Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre

Rossini’s

The Barber of Seville

Music by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

Libretto by Cesare Sterbini (1784–1831)

Based upon the play Le Barbier de Séville by Pierre Beaumarchais (1732–1799)

Sung in Italian

Premiere: 1816

Previously at Utah Opera in 1980, 1987, 1996, 2006, 2013

Cast
RosinaSarah Coit**
Count AlmavivaMatthew Grills
FigaroMichael Adams
Doctor BartoloMatthew Burns
Don BasilioAdam Lau
Fiorello/OfficerEvan Hammond*
BertaJulia Gershkoff*


Artistic Staff
DirectorMichael Shell
ConductorGary Thor Wedow
Chorus MasterMichaella Calzaretta
Set DesignShoko Kambara
Costume DesignerAmanda Seymour
Lighting DesignerDriscoll Otto
Assistant Lighting DesignerAbigail Hoke-Brady
Wigs and Make-up DesignerAmanda Mitchell
Principal Coach and ContinuoCarol Anderson
Guest CoachLindsay Woodward**
Assistant Stage DirectorGregory Boyle
Stage ManagerPeter Nictakis
Assistant Stage ManagersLeslie Sears, Gavin Yehle
Title MusicianNatasha Talukdar Elam*
Original Production by Michael Shell
Scenery and Costumes produced by Opera Philadelphia and Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Owned by Utah Opera and Austin Opera


*Current Utah Opera Resident Artist
**Former Utah Opera Resident Artist



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