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Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, 24 August 1955
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Fiorello: Gwyn Griffiths
Il Conte D'Almaviva: Juan Oncina
Figaro: Sesto Bruscantini
Rosina: Gianna D'Angelo
Bartolo: Ian Wallace
Berta: Monica Sinclair
Ambrogio: Harold Williams
Basilio: Cristiano Dalamangas
An Officer: David Kelly
Second Officer: Daniel McCoshan
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Fiorello: Gwyn Griffiths
Il Conte D'Almaviva: Juan Oncina
Figaro: Sesto Bruscantini
Rosina: Gianna D'Angelo
Bartolo: Ian Wallace
Berta: Monica Sinclair
Ambrogio: Harold Williams
Basilio: Cristiano Dalamangas
An Officer: David Kelly
Second Officer: Daniel McCoshan
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel