Opera on 3 - Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Donald Macleod presents Rossini's comic opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Artistic director Antonio Pappano conducts a cast including Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez as the Count, Italian baritone Pietro Spagnoli as the resourceful barber and American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the young maiden Rosina. This is a revival of the critically acclaimed production by French directors Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier. Figaro ...... Pietro Spagnoli (baritone) Count Almaviva ...... Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Rosina ...... Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Dr Bartolo ...... Alessandro Corbelli (baritone) Don Basilio ...... Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass) Berta ...... Jennifer Rhys-Davies (soprano) Fiorello ...... Changhn Lim (baritone) Ambrogio ...... Bryan Secombe (bass) Officer ...... Christopher Lachner (baritone) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Antonio Pappano (conductor).