Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville
Music At Frankston Arts Centre, 27 Davey St, Frankston VIC 3199, Australia
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On 3rd September 2022
artscentre@frankston.vic.gov.au
9784 1060
https://artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Season-Shows/Opera-Australia-The-Barber-of-Seville
Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro! Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Performed with a live chamber orchestra.
Almaviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels. Smitten Rosina is witty and pretty with razor-sharp smarts. She’s also inconveniently betrothed. They need a plan. Time to call on: Fi-ga-ro! Figaro! Figaro!
The stage is set for comic chaos. Our enterprising barber Figaro has wits and tricks as sharp as his scissors. It takes all of his clever disguises, subterfuge and scheming to wrangle a romantic encounter for the would-be lovers.
The Barber of Seville fizzes and pops with lyrical acrobatics and irrepressibly funny characters. Rossini’s most famous ‘opera buffa’ is a musical masterpiece with a storyline that would be equally at home in a Hollywood rom-com. Opera Australia’s finest voices and a live orchestra deliver a score that is instantly familiar from renditions in movies, cartoons and commercials. Here, the frothy humour is intoxicating and the chorus revels in every uproarious escapade.
Delight in a riotous romp along the road to true love! This is opera at its light-hearted, effervescent best.
Presented by: Frankston Arts Centre and Opera Australia
Expression of Interest form
This performance has been selected for schools due to its educational value and alignment with the Victorian Curriculum. Let us know if you are interested in organising a booking for your students to see this show by completing our EOI form.
We will be in contact when bookings open and you can then confirm your seats with Box Office.
Detailed Warnings for Teachers
Contains strobe lighting, use of herbal cigarettes and mature themes.
Secondary: Years 9+
Subject Links
Drama
Music
Italian
Information for Educators
A comically chaotic story, with dynamic and engaging characters - the opera tells story through song and movement.
Extension Opportunities
As part of The Barber of Seville, Opera Australia and Frankston Arts Centre offer an exciting engagement opportunity for a school or community choir to be a part of the performance. If you have a choir as part of your school and would like to know more information, please contact Heidi Irvine, Team Leader Programming & Engagement on (03) 9784 1890 or Heidi.Irvine@frankston.vic.gov.au.
This is the perfect way to enjoy your theatre experience - be treated to a complimentary arrival drink and then a delicious menu of canapés to set the scene. You can mingle with other theatre guests or claim a seating area to catch up with friends.
Members $50 per member
Full $55 per person
Our COVID-Safe Plan outlines recent changes, which we ask that you comply with when visiting the Frankston Arts Centre. We want to keep our audiences, performers, crew and staff safe and healthy so we can enjoy arts, entertainment and events together! You can view our COVID-Safe changes outlined in full detail here.
Contains strobe lighting, use of herbal cigarettes and mature themes.
Cost:
Premium $75, A Res $71, B Res $67
Premium $84, A Res $80, B Res $76
Premium $77, A Res $73, B Res $69
Premium $35, A Res $30, B Res $27Preshow Dining $55
Please complete the form in the "Information for Schools" tab to express interest in booking a school group.
*$1.50 per ticket booking fee applies for online bookings.
Any difficulty entering your gift card number when purchasing your tickets online, please contact the Box Office on 9784 1060 and one of our friendly team members will be able to assist you.