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"Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Preview

Season 53 Episode 2 | 30s

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside Jack Swanson in his Met debut as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio.

Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.
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Orsino (Kris Davis) enlists "Cesario" (Lupita Nyong’o) to help him woo Olivia.
Malvolio (Peter Dinklage) attempts to woo Olivia (Sandra Oh).
Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia prepare to perform "Swift Arrow" by Alonzo King.
Dancer Tiler Peck works to recover from a debilitating neck injury.
Acclaimed dancer Tiler Peck explains how she got her start on Broadway at 11.
The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the misadventures of Sebastian and Viola.
Follow prima ballerina Tiler Peck as she overcomes injury and pursues a new career as choreographer.
Aigul Akhmetshina sings an excerpt from Rosina’s Act II aria.
Cellist Tommy Mesa's love of music began with his interest in playing drums.
Following in his brother’s footsteps, Joshua Brown picked up the violin at age two.