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Rehearsals of Il barbiere di Siviglia underway at Paris Opera


Riccardo Frizza conducts Damiano Michieletto’s exciting production of the Rossini masterpiece Il barbiere di Siviglia, opening on January 24 at Opéra Bastille in Paris.

Il barbiere di Siviglia sees soprano Olga Kulchynska as Rosina, René Barbera and Levy Sekgapane as the young Count Almaviva, and Massimo Cavalletti and Florian Sempey alternating the role of Figaro. The production also features performances by Simone Del Savio (Bartolo), Nicolas Testé (Basilio), Pietro Di Bianco (Fiorello), Julie Boulianne (Berta), and Olivier Ayault (officer).

Performances begin on January 24, and return January 27, 30; February 1, 4, 7, 9, 13, and 16.

San Francisco Opera 2018-19 Season announced: Riccardo Frizza conducts Roberto Devereux


As announced today by San Francisco Opera, Maestro Riccardo Frizza will be conducting Donizetti’s iconic Roberto Devereux from September 8 to 27, 2018. A production of the Canadian Opera Company, Roberto Devereux features Sondra Radvanovsky as Elisabetta, Russell Thomas in the title role, Jamie Barton as Sara, Artur Ruciński as the Duke of Nottingham, and Amitai Pati and Christian Pursell as Lord Cecil and Walter Raleigh.

Frizza takes the baton on September 8, with subsequent performances on September 11, 14, 18, 23, and 27, 2018.

Explore Maestro Frizza’s full schedule.