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Venue	The Subscription Rooms
Town	Stroud
County	Gloucestershire
From	11th May 2012
To	11th May 2012
The Subscription Rooms (V01070455530)
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Date of change: 13 Mar 12 - T0708607206

The Barber of Seville (or Salisbury)

Work:: The Barber of Seville (or Salisbury) (S0790207111)

The Barber of Seville has been transported to Jane Austen's England, a world of rich, eligible bachelors, feisty heroines and snobbish relations familiar from much-loved BBC costume dramas. Obsequious Doctor Bartleby has designs on his ward Rosina, but she is far more interested in the attentions of a handsome stranger (actually a womanising Count in disguise). The whole affair is stage-managed by Figaro, the barber who knows everyone's business and can fix your hair and love life with ease.

Author

Robin Norton-Hale

Production:: (T0708607206)

This adaptation is sung in a new English translation which will make the show witty and accessible to modern audiences, while nodding to the style and mannerisms of Regency England. This adaptation offers a fresh take on the original for opera fans and a slick, funny introduction for those who thought opera wasn’t for them. Running time: 2hrs including interval

Producer	Ben Cooper
Producer	Adam Spreadbury-Maher
Company	OperaUpClose
Director	Robin Norton-Hale
Musical Director	Alison Luz

Listing:: L739755305

Production details

This adaptation is sung in a new English translation which will make the show witty and accessible to modern audiences, while nodding to the style and mannerisms of Regency England. This adaptation offers a fresh take on the original for opera fans and a slick, funny introduction for those who thought opera wasn’t for them. Running time: 2hrs including interval

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