The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the summer encore of the Met Opera’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” (from the 2014 season) on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
In this 2014 Met production of Rossini's madcap comedy, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, and baritone Christopher Maltman join forces for a delightful performance of hilarious hijinks and vocal virtuosity. Michele Mariotti conducts.
Act I
Rosina is being kept confined to her house in Seville by her elderly guardian, Doctor Bartolo, who plans to marry her. Count Almaviva, disguised as a poor student named Lindoro, attempts to win her love. Unsuccessful, he enlists the help of the town barber and factotum, Figaro, to come up with a plan. Rosina’s music teacher, Don Basilio, warns Bartolo that Almaviva is in Seville, and Bartolo decides to marry Rosina at once. Figaro helps “Lindoro” gain entry to the house, disguised as a drunken army officer, but the police intervene and things end in confusion.
Act II
Almaviva returns to Bartolo’s house, this time disguised as a music teacher. An escape plan is devised, and that evening Figaro and the Count climb over the wall to rescue Rosina. Thinking she has been deceived, Rosina resists until Almaviva reveals that he and “Lindoro” are the same person. Basilio arrives with a notary, ready to marry Bartolo to the young girl. Bribed with a valuable ring and threatened with being shot, Basilio agrees instead to be a witness to the marriage of Rosina and Almaviva. Bartolo arrives with a regiment of soldiers, but it is too late. He accepts that he has been beaten, and Figaro, Rosina, and Almaviva celebrate their good fortune.