Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 5, 13 DECEMBER | 11 JANUARY | 27 FEBRUARY

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 13 DECEMBER | 11 JANUARY | 27 FEBRUARY

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 11 JANUARY | 27 FEBRUARY

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 27 FEBRUARY

Dramma per musica in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi · Libretto by Carlo Goldoni, after Apostolo Zeno · Inspired by an episode from Il Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"Live in the certainty that the one who wrongs you will one day face just punishment."

The people rise against Queen Griselda, scandalized by her humble origins as a shepherdess. Her husband, King Gualtiero, determined to prove her virtue and pacify his subjects, devises a peculiar scheme: he renounces her and feigns marriage to a noblewoman of royal blood. Yet this bride, Costanza, is revealed to be their own daughter, given away at birth because she was a female firstborn. As expected, chaos and intrigue ensue before the truth is unveiled and order restored.

Rarely performed today, Vivaldi’s Griselda offers a unique musical experience. Its score brims with dazzling melodies and dramatic flair, each aria intricately tied to the psychological depth of its characters. This is opera at its most gripping—an evening of passion, virtuosity, and dramatic tension not to be missed.

CAST

MUSIC DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGE DIRECTOR | Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol

STAGING & COSTUMES | Noemi Daboczi

CHORUS MASTER | Ulrich Zippelius

DRAMATURGY | LAURA KNOLL

Michael Gibson, a. G. | Gualtiero

Sonja Runje, a. G. | Griselda

Rinnat Moriah, a. G. | Costanza

Gerben van der Werf, a. G. | Roberto

N. N.
Ottone

Marianna Ortugno* | Corrado

N. N.
Everardo

WITH THE OPERA CHOIR OF WuPPeRTAL THEATRE AND THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WUPPERTAL

Dramma per musica in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi · Libretto by Carlo Goldoni, after Apostolo Zeno · Inspired by an episode from Il Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"Live in the certainty that the one who wrongs you will one day face just punishment."

The people rise against Queen Griselda, scandalized by her humble origins as a shepherdess. Her husband, King Gualtiero, determined to prove her virtue and pacify his subjects, devises a peculiar scheme: he renounces her and feigns marriage to a noblewoman of royal blood. Yet this bride, Costanza, is revealed to be their own daughter, given away at birth because she was a female firstborn. As expected, chaos and intrigue ensue before the truth is unveiled and order restored.

Rarely performed today, Vivaldi’s Griselda offers a unique musical experience. Its score brims with dazzling melodies and dramatic flair, each aria intricately tied to the psychological depth of its characters. This is opera at its most gripping—an evening of passion, virtuosity, and dramatic tension not to be missed.

CAST

MUSIC DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGE DIRECTOR | Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol

STAGING & COSTUMES | Noemi Daboczi

CHORUS MASTER | Ulrich Zippelius

DRAMATURGY | LAURA KNOLL

Michael Gibson, a. G. | Gualtiero

Sonja Runje, a. G. | Griselda

Rinnat Moriah, a. G. | Costanza

Gerben van der Werf, a. G. | Roberto

N. N.
Ottone

Marianna Ortugno* | Corrado

N. N.
Everardo

WITH THE OPERA CHOIR OF WuPPeRTAL THEATRE AND THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WUPPERTAL

Dramma per musica in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi · Libretto by Carlo Goldoni, after Apostolo Zeno · Inspired by an episode from Il Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"Live in the certainty that the one who wrongs you will one day face just punishment."

The people rise against Queen Griselda, scandalized by her humble origins as a shepherdess. Her husband, King Gualtiero, determined to prove her virtue and pacify his subjects, devises a peculiar scheme: he renounces her and feigns marriage to a noblewoman of royal blood. Yet this bride, Costanza, is revealed to be their own daughter, given away at birth because she was a female firstborn. As expected, chaos and intrigue ensue before the truth is unveiled and order restored.

Rarely performed today, Vivaldi’s Griselda offers a unique musical experience. Its score brims with dazzling melodies and dramatic flair, each aria intricately tied to the psychological depth of its characters. This is opera at its most gripping—an evening of passion, virtuosity, and dramatic tension not to be missed.

CAST

MUSIC DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGE DIRECTOR | Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol

STAGING & COSTUMES | Noemi Daboczi

CHORUS MASTER | Ulrich Zippelius

DRAMATURGY | LAURA KNOLL

Michael Gibson, a. G. | Gualtiero

Sonja Runje, a. G. | Griselda

Rinnat Moriah, a. G. | Costanza

Gerben van der Werf, a. G. | Roberto

N. N.
Ottone

Marianna Ortugno* | Corrado

N. N.
Everardo

WITH THE OPERA CHOIR OF WuPPeRTAL THEATRE AND THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WUPPERTAL

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 10, 15 MARCH | 8 MAY | 11 JUNE

Dramma per musica in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi · Libretto by Carlo Goldoni, after Apostolo Zeno · Inspired by an episode from Il Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"Live in the certainty that the one who wrongs you will one day face just punishment."

The people rise against Queen Griselda, scandalized by her humble origins as a shepherdess. Her husband, King Gualtiero, determined to prove her virtue and pacify his subjects, devises a peculiar scheme: he renounces her and feigns marriage to a noblewoman of royal blood. Yet this bride, Costanza, is revealed to be their own daughter, given away at birth because she was a female firstborn. As expected, chaos and intrigue ensue before the truth is unveiled and order restored.

Rarely performed today, Vivaldi’s Griselda offers a unique musical experience. Its score brims with dazzling melodies and dramatic flair, each aria intricately tied to the psychological depth of its characters. This is opera at its most gripping—an evening of passion, virtuosity, and dramatic tension not to be missed.

CAST

MUSIC DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGE DIRECTOR | Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol

STAGING & COSTUMES | Noemi Daboczi

CHORUS MASTER | Ulrich Zippelius

DRAMATURGY | LAURA KNOLL

Michael Gibson, a. G. | Gualtiero

Sonja Runje, a. G. | Griselda

Rinnat Moriah, a. G. | Costanza

Gerben van der Werf, a. G. | Roberto

N. N.
Ottone

Marianna Ortugno* | Corrado

N. N.
Everardo

WITH THE OPERA CHOIR OF WuPPeRTAL THEATRE AND THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WUPPERTAL

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 15 MARCH | 8 MAY | 11 JUNE

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET

OTHER DATES: 8 MAY | 11 JUNE

Comic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini · Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Sung in Italian with German and English surtitles

"When the splendour of gold shines upon me, I feel as if I have been transformed!"

Rosina is young, beautiful—and destined to inherit a fortune. This makes her guardian, the aging bachelor Dr. Bartolo, eager to marry her himself as soon as she comes of age. But Rosina has other plans: her heart belongs to the dashing Count Almaviva. Determined to win her, the Count enlists the quick-witted barber Figaro, whose bold schemes and clever disguises set off a whirlwind of comic intrigue, outsmarting Bartolo at every turn.

Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia remains one of opera’s greatest box-office successes, a masterpiece of wit, charm, and musical brilliance. Its sparkling overture and effervescent arias have enchanted audiences for over two centuries, inspiring even Heinrich Heine, who called Rossini’s music his “sparkling butterfly dreams… sweetly beguiling and kissing my heart as if with the lips of the Graces.” This is opera at its most joyous—an experience you simply cannot miss!

CAST

Music DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGING | MARIE ROBERT

Stage DESIGN | Maira Bieler

Costumes | Petra Korink

Chorus Master | Ulrich Zippelius

Dramaturgy | Laura Knoll

COUNT ALMAVIVA | CHARLES SY, A. G.
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

GRAF ALMAVIVA | JONGYOUNG KIM
(27.02., 10.03.26)

BARTOLO | OLIVER WEIDINGER

ROSINA | EDITH GROSSMAN
(29.11., 05.12., 13.12.25, 27.02., 10.03., 15.03., 11.06.26)

ROSINA | ROSAMOND THOMAS*
(11.01., 08.05.26)

FIGARO | ZACHARY WILSON
(29.11.25, 27.02., 10.03., 08.05., 11.06.26)

FIGARO | SONO YU*
(05.12., 13.12.25, 11.01., 15.03.26)

BASILIO | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

BERTA | XÏA WANG, A. G.

FIORILLO | JAVIER HORACIO ZAPATA VERA
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

FIORILLO | DAVID JERUSALEM
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

AN OFFICER | DAVID JERUSALEM
(29.11., 13.12.25, 27.02., 15.03., 11.06.26)

AN OFFICER | HAK-YOUNG LEE
(05.12.25, 11.01., 10.03., 08.05.26)

WITH THE MALE CHORUS OF WUPPERTALER THEATRE AND THE WUPPERTAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DATES

Premiere: 29 NOVEMBER, 19.30 CET