Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

2007 2h 45m EN

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9.0

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8.5

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★8.5IMDB · 72

MusicComedy

Synopsis

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Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy closer to them than ever before. The stellar cast leapt to the challenge with irresistible energy and bravura vocalism. Juan Diego Flórez is Count Almaviva, who fires off showstopping coloratura as he woos Joyce DiDonato’s spirited Rosina—with assistance from Peter Mattei as the one and only Figaro, Seville’s beloved barber and man-about-town.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joyce DiDonato
Rosina
Juan Diego Flórez
Count Almaviva / Lindoro
Peter Mattei
Figaro
John del Carlo
Dr. Bartolo
John Relyea
Don Basilio
Mark Schowalter
An officer of the law
Rob Besserer
Ambrogio
Brian Davis
Fiorello

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bartlett Sher
Writers: Cesare Sterbini, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Languages: Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gioachino Rossini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez and Peter Mattei carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1050461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bartlett Sher directs. Gioachino Rossini scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Gioachino Rossini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez and Peter Mattei carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1050461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.