Maurizio Agostini / Reviews

Time has not taken away any of Il Barbiere di Siviglia’s charm: it has delighted both opera addicts and novices since its première nearly 200 years ago in Rome. Now, this cheerful production at the Teatro di San Carlo refreshes the 1998 staging of director Filippo Crivelli (now revived by Mariano Bauduin), which preserves the atmosphere of scheming and deception in which the plot is soaked: tricks, camouflage and treachery to overcome obstacles to a love story that ultimately leads to the young couple's marriage.