The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

2025 3h 35m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aigul Akhmetshina
Rosina
Peter Kálmán
Dr. Bartolo
Jack Swanson
Count Almaviva
Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Figaro
Alexander Vinogradov
Don Basilio
Jay Dunn
Ambrogio
Anthony Roth Costanzo
Himself - Host

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bartlett Sher
Writers: Gioachino Rossini
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 215 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 6

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 6

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 6

CAST

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Aigul Akhmetshina and Peter Kálmán and Jack Swanson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bartlett Sher directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 215 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released last year.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Aigul Akhmetshina and Peter Kálmán and Jack Swanson carry the top of the cast.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.