Final opera of the summer to stream

Rossini’s beloved comic opera The Barber of Seville, staged by Tony award-winning director Bartlett Sher, features an all-star cast including tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Rosina, and baritone Peter Mattei in the title role of Figaro. John Relyea sings Don Basilio, and John Del Carlo sings Doctor Bartolo. Maurizio Benini conducts.

August 30, 2013 3:14 pm
A scene from the opera.
A scene from the opera.

The final 2013 Summer Encore, of The Met: Live in HD is Rossini’s Il Barbiere de Siviglia screening at Orcas Center Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Rossini’s beloved comic opera The Barber of Seville, staged by Tony award-winning director Bartlett Sher, features an all-star cast including tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Rosina, and baritone Peter Mattei in the title role of Figaro. John Relyea sings Don Basilio, and John Del Carlo sings Doctor Bartolo. Maurizio Benini conducts.

Tickets for The Met: Live Summer Encore  Il Barbiere de Siviglia  are $18, $13 students, and $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office.