Overview

Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming explicitly telegraphed the characters. For example, Rosina (Beverly Sills) has a gown with feathers and her room resembles a birdcage complete with a swing, telegraphing her as being confined like a bird.. Figaro (Alan Titus) looks like a barber pole, while the notary (Michael Rubino) has an inkwell on his hat. Dr. Bartolo (Donald Gramm) wears two pillars that are cracked after his plans to marry Rosina are thwarted. Tenor Henry Price as Almaviva sports books in his disguise as a student.

Top Cast

B

Beverly Sills

Rosina

H

Henry Price

Count Almaviva

A

Alan Titus

Figaro

D

Donald Gramm

Doctor Bartolo

Samuel Ramey

Basilio

W

William Ledbetter

Fiorello

L

Louis Perry

Company

C

Caroll Wood

Berta

D

Don Yule

Self - Host

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Sarah Caldwell

Self - Conductor