Film

New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville

1976 · 2h 36m

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.

Beverly Sills

Rosina

Henry Price

Count Almaviva

Alan Titus

Figaro

Donald Gramm

Doctor Bartolo

Samuel Ramey

Basilio

William Ledbetter

Fiorello

Louis Perry

Company

Caroll Wood

Berta

Don Yule

Self - Host

Sarah Caldwell

Self - Conductor

• Kirk BrowningDirector
• Sarah CaldwellDirector
• Cesare SterbiniWriter

Release date

November 3, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 36m