[Met Performance] CID:330297
Il Barbiere di Siviglia {495} Metropolitan Opera House: Rossini-Sterbini, 12/31/1997.


Metropolitan Opera House
December 31, 1997
Gala New Year's Eve Performance


IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA {495}
Rossini-Sterbini

Figaro..................Dwayne Croft
Rosina..................Vivica Genaux
Count Almaviva..........Bruce Ford
Dr. Bartolo.............Paul Plishka
Don Basilio.............Simone Alaimo
Berta...................Jane Shaulis
Fiorello................Jung-Hack Seo
Sergeant................Charles Anthony
Ambrogio................Joseph Pariso

Rosina's aria in the Lesson Scene, Contro un cor, was omitted
and Paul Plishka introduced a special gala program.

Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
Stephanie Blythe

South Pacific: This nearly was mine
Samuel Ramey

Victor Herbert: The Enchantress: Art is calling for me
Patricia Racette

Kiss Me Kate: Where is the life that late I led
Thomas Hampson

La Donna del Lago: Oh quante lagrime
Vivica Genaux

Conductor...............Edoardo Müller

Production..............John Cox
Set designer............Robin Wagner
Costume designer........Patricia Zipprodt
Lighting designer.......Gil Wechsler
Stage Director..........Paul Mills


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 1997-98
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Conductor [Müller, Edoardo]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Figaro [Croft, Dwayne]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Rosina [Genaux, Vivica]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Count Almaviva [Ford, Bruce]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Dr. Bartolo [Plishka, Paul]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Don Basilio [Alaimo, Simone]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Berta [Shaulis, Jane]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Fiorello [Seo, Jung-Hack]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Sergeant [Anthony, Charles]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Ambrogio [Pariso, Joseph]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Guest Artist [Blythe Stephanie]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Guest Artist [Ramey,Samuel]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Guest Artist [Racette,Patricia]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Guest Artist [Hampson, Thomas]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Guest Artist [Genaux, Vivica]
Selection/Excerpt
• Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix [Blythe, Stephanie/Müller, Edoardo]
• South Pacific: This nearly was mine [Ramey, Samuel/Müller, Edoardo]
• Victor Herbert: The Enchantress: Art is calling for me [Racette, Patricia/Müller, Edoardo]
• Kiss Me Kate: Where is the life that late I led [Hampson, Thomas/Müller, Edoardo]
• La Donna del Lago: Oh quante lagrime [Genaux, Vivica/Müller, Edoardo]
Met Careers
• Alaimo, Simone [Bass]
• Anthony, Charles [Tenor]
• Blythe, Stephanie [Mezzo Soprano]
• Croft, Dwayne [Baritone]
• Ford, Bruce [Tenor]
• Genaux, Vivica [Mezzo Soprano]
• Hampson, Thomas [Baritone]
• Müller, Edoardo [Conductor]
• Pariso, Joseph [Bass]
• Plishka, Paul [Bass]
• Racette, Patricia [Soprano]
• Ramey, Samuel [Bass]
• Seo, Jung-Hack [Baritone]
• Shaulis, Jane [Mezzo Soprano]