Organization

Tenor (+2)

Charles Sy

The Count of Almaviva

Baritone (+3)

Giulio Mastrototaro

Doctor Bartolo

Mezzo-soprano (+5)

Diana Haller

Rosina

Baritone (+5)

Johannes Kammler

Figaro

Jorge Ruvalcaba

Fiorello

Stage director

Beat Fäh

Costume designer

Set designer (+1)

Volker Pfüller

Set designer

Dramaturge

Peter Ross

Chorusmaster

Conductor (+2)

Bernhard Moncado

Conductor

Vlad Iftinca

Alberto Robert

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Linsey Coppens

Jarrett Ott

Björn Bürger

Orchestra

Members of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart

Chorus

Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera

Stuttgart State Orchestra

Stuttgart Opera

Opernhaus

Bass-baritone (+3)

Michael Nagl

Don Basilio

Soprano (+3)

Catriona Smith

Berta

Soprano (+1)

Clare Tunney

Bass (+4)

Gerard Farreras

Basically, the staff in Rossini's comic operas is derived from the commedia dell'arte and therefore mostly consists of somewhat dopey older gentlemen who fall in love with capricious and sometimes malicious, but very pretty and beautifully singing ladies, who in turn mainly fall in love with not interested in young, usually penniless gentlemen who are married to them. It is a common prejudice that all of this lacks depth of thought, which Heinrich Heine classified as completely irrelevant: "But I enjoy your golden tones, your melodic lights, your sparkling butterfly dreams". These are brought to life by a great and playful
ensemble.

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