| Main Performers | Danielle de Niese - Rosina,
Alessandro Corbelli - Dr Bartolo,
Taylor Stayton - Count Almaviva,
Björn Bürger - Figaro,
Christophoros Stamboglis - Don Basilio,
Janis Kelly - Berta,
Huw Montague Rendall - Fiorello,
Adam Marsden - officer, |
| Secondary Performers | Tommy Luther, Maxine Nourissat, Jofre Carben van der Meer - actors,
Sinead O'Neill, stage director, |
| Orchestra or Band | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Choirs | Glyndebourne Festival Opera |
| Set List | 'The Barber of Seville', Rossini (semi-staged; sung in Italian) |
| Performance Notes | Glyndebourne makes its annual visit to the Proms, bringing the ultimate comic opera. Rossini wrote The Barber of Seville 200 years ago, reportedly in a period of just three weeks, his head spinning with the joy and wit he discovered in the story of the wily hairdresser Figaros amorous antics. The result is an opera full of expectant fun but also oozing grace and beauty. Leading soprano Danielle de Niese stars as the young ward Rosina, eager to escape the clutches of the elderly Count Almaviva in a highlight of this summers Proms Rossini focus.
Proms debuts of Alessandro Corbelli, Taylor Stayton and Björn Bürger.
Standing ovation at the end of the concert. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/63),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45),
Digital Photographs |