The fizz remains in Glyndebourne's Barber of Seville

Lluís Calvet i Pey (Figaro)
© Glyndebourne Productions ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller

Chloe Rooke (Conductor)

Annabel Arden (Director)

Angelo Smimmo (Revival Director)

Joanna Parker (Designer)

Toby Sedgwick (Movement Director)

Maxime Nourissat (Revival Movement Director)

James Farncombe (Lighting Designer)

The Glyndebourne Sinfonia 

Richard Milone (Leader)

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Aidan Oliver (Chorus Director)

George Reynolds (Fiorello)

Nico Darmanin (Count Almaviva)

Lluís Calvet i Pey (Figaro)

Hongni Wu (Rosina)

Fabio Capitanucci (Dr Bartolo)

Ailish Tynan (Berta)

Cumhur Görgün (Basilio)

Adam Marsden (Officer)

Juanita Boada Salazar, Karl Fagerlund Brekke, Maxime Nourissat (Performers)

Nico Darmanin (Count Almaviva) & Hongni Wu (Rosina)
© Glyndebourne Productions ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller

4pm, Thursday 15 October, 2026

Glyndebourne, East Sussex

★★★★

Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione (Libretto by Sterbini, Cesare (1784-1831))

'Annabel Arden's production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia is back at Glyndebourne once again ... in a production that seems to get better with each outing'.

'It is also their collective comic skills that make this craziness work so well, with perfectly pitched acting from all'.

Fabio Capitanucci (Dr Bartolo) & Lluís Calvet i Pey (Figaro)
© Glyndebourne Productions ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller

'Lluís Calvet I Pey's Figaro was playful and full of confidence ... His 'Largo al factotum' flew by without effort, his rich baritone smooth yet precisely articulated. ... Rosina had warmth and heart, as well as great comedic timing, her smooth mezzo voice negotiating the coloratura with ease'.

'Nico Darmanin’s Count Almaviva was suave and beguiling (sans quiff), with equally accomplished fast-paced comedy. ... Fabio Capitanucci as Bartolo was the most impressive of the gang with Rossini’s devilish patter'.

'Chloe Rooke directed the Glyndebourne Sinfonia with tight ensemble throughout'.

Cumhur Görgün (Basilio), Nico Darmanin (Count Almaviva) & Hongni Wu (Rosina)
© Glyndebourne Productions ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller

Read my full review on Bachtrack here.