New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville (1976)
2h 36m
Running Time
November 3, 1976Release Date
New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville (1976)
2h 36m
Running Time
November 3, 1976Release Date
Plot.
Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming explicitly telegraphed the characters. For example, Rosina (Beverly Sills) has a gown with feathers and her room resembles a birdcage complete with a swing, telegraphing her as being confined like a bird.. Figaro (Alan Titus) looks like a barber pole, while the notary (Michael Rubino) has an inkwell on his hat. Dr. Bartolo (Donald Gramm) wears two pillars that are cracked after his plans to marry Rosina are thwarted. Tenor Henry Price as Almaviva sports books in his disguise as a student.
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Cast & Crew.

Beverly Sills
Rosina

Henry Price
Count Almaviva

Alan Titus
Figaro

Donald Gramm
Doctor Bartolo

Samuel Ramey
Basilio

William Ledbetter
Fiorello

Louis Perry
Company

Dick Cavett
Self - Host

Caroll Wood
Berta

Don Yule
Self - Host

Sarah Caldwell
Self - Conductor / Conductor / Director

Kirk Browning
Director

Cesare Sterbini
Writer

Kirk Browning
Director

Christopher Porterfield
Writer

John Goberman
Producer
Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 36m
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