| Welsh National Opera - Il barbiere di Siviglia Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Nico Darmanin (Almaviva), Nicholas Lester (Figaro)
Claire Booth (Rosina)
General scene
Howard Kirk (Fiorello), Nico Darmanin (Almaviva), Chorus
Nicholas Lester (Figaro)
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Il barbiere di SivigliaWelsh National OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Figaro Forever offers pleasing romps and gripping stories |
 12 Apr 16 / The Oxford Times |
Nasty business |
| 22 Mar 16 / The Critics' Circle |
Mélange of musical and production styles finds unity in Figaro Forever |
| 18 Mar 16 / Seen and Heard |
Welsh National Opera's Barber of Seville underwhelms |
| 18 Mar 16 / Bachtrack |
The singing was top notch throughout |
| 10 Mar 16 / Welsh Daily Post |
The evening as a whole demonstrated well Welsh National Opera’s considerable strengths |
| 2 Mar 16 / Classical Source |
A farcical romp, an appealing and conscientiously conducted Figaro and a gorgeously scored new opera |
| 23 Feb 16 / The Stage |
A musical treat of Rossinian wit |
| 17 Feb 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Colourful but crass |
| 16 Feb 16 / The Guardian |
Welsh National Opera's The Barber of Seville is entertaining, fun and a very good night out |
| 16 Feb 16 / Wales Online |
Pure entertainment |
| 15 Feb 16 / Telegraph |
Production details
Cast
Lester, Booth, Darmanin, Shore, Wiegold, Hay
(c) Southall (d) Brown
Performance dates
13, 17, 19, 23, 25 February, 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 29 March, 1, 5, 8 April 2016
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