The Met Live in HD: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Rossini)

$20 / $18 members / $18 seniors & students / $5 children under 12 

Approx. runtime: 3 hour & 33 minutes with 1 intermission

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s 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 Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

The Met: Live in HD is the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts. Simulcasts feature the full performance along with backstage interviews and commentary.

The Hyde Collection is proud to be the regional provider of the 2024-25 Met Opera Live season. Pre-screening programming is provided in partnership with The Sembrich.

Arrive early at 12:30pm for an exclusive, 15-minute preview presented by The Sembrich, featuring their staff and special guests.

Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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