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When Rosina falls in love with a mysterious young suitor who calls himself Lindoro, she must use all her cunning – and a little help from her local barber – to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo.

Expect heart-melting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach. From the barber’s famous opening number ‘Largo al factotum,’ with its cry of ‘Figaro! Figaro!,’ to Rosina’s feisty aria ‘Una voce poco fa,’ Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera is a riotously entertaining affair. Rafael Payare makes his Royal Opera House debut conducting an outstanding international cast that includes Andrzej Filończyk, Aigul Akhmetshina, Lawrence Brownlee and Bryn Terfel.

Live performance at the Royal Opera House, : Wednesday 15 February 2023.    Encore, on-screen Broadcast on Sunday 19th February at 2pm.  

Sung in Italian with English subtitles. 3 hours and 15 minutes (including one interval)

BBFC Rating: 12A

Rosina: Aigul Akhmetshina

Figaro: Andrzej Filończyk

Count Almaviva: Lawrence Brownlee

Tickets - £16.50 or concessions £14.50.  Booking fee per transaction - £1 on line or telephone bookings,  50p at the Box Office.