The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville
November 11 - November 26, 2023

Description

This quintessential comedy features some of the most iconic music in the world and has introduced millions of people of all ages to the joy of opera, yet it remains a perennial favorite for the most hardened opera goer. The story of the barber Figaro and his machinations in smoothing the course of true love returns to the California, led by Mo. Marcheso with a splendid ensemble cast and whimsical new production.

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Length

The performance will run approximately three hours with one intermission.

All performances of The Barber of Seville will be performed in Italian with English & Spanish supertitles.

The run time includes the intermission in its overall time.

Doors open 90 minutes before the performance.

12:30 PM for matinees and 6:00 PM for evening performances

Join us for a preshow discussion at 1:00 PM for matinees and 6:30 PM for evening performances.

The preshow discussion will be hosted by Resident Conductor Johannes Löhner.

For our Saturday, November 25th performance there will not be a preshow lecture, we will instead have a
group music lesson for The Barber of Seville Family Day.

The organ player will be performing 30 minutes before curtain.

Parking

We always encourage you to choose public transportation when possible, but if you do drive, please give yourself plenty of extra time and carpool whenever possible.

For those being dropped off / picked up, there is a passenger loading zone directly in front of the theatre entrance. For more information on parking in Downtown San Jose please visit parksj.org

Venue

California Theatre
Box Office Entrance
345 S 1st St, San Jose, CA

Market Street Entrance
340 S Market St, San Jose, CA

Cast & Crew

Rosina
Mezzo-soprano
Almaviva
Tenor
Almaviva (11/26)
Tenor
Bartolo
Bass-baritone
Figaro
Baritone
Basilio
Bass-baritone
Berta
Mezzo-soprano
Fiorello
Bass-baritone
Officer
Baritone
Director
Stephen Lawless
Conductor
Joseph Marcheso
Conductor (11/25, 11/26)
Johannes Löhner
Costume & Set Designer
Adrian Linford
Lighting Designer
Thomas Hase
Hair & Makeup Designer
Y. Sharon Peng

Tenor
Andrew Green
Michael S. Kim
Eric Mellum
Michael Mendelson
Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst

Bass
Carter Dougherty
Andrew Fellows
Glen Hall
Joshua Hughes
Michael J. Kuo
Joshua Porter

Figaro
Robert Balonek
Almaviva
Patrick Bessenbacher
Berta
Allison Deady
Officer
Carter Dougherty
Rosina
Joanne Evans
Basilio
Joshua Hughes
Fiorello
Michael J. Kuo
Bartolo
Isaiah Musik-Ayala

Paloma Aspe
Joelle Goncalves
Jimmie Kay
Mimi Wiener

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