"The Barber of Seville"

The Barber of Seville is an adventurous comedy about the adventures of the cheerful, cheerful and ubiquitous Figaro, who, thanks to his quickness and resourcefulness, helps Count Almaviva and his beloved Rosina outwit old Don Bartolo and find their happiness.

The premiere of the production on the stage of the North Caucasus State Philharmonic named after V.I. Safonov took place on May 1, 2015.

Actors and performers:

Figaro, barber – Winner of international competitions Astemir Makoev (baritone)

Rosina, a pupil of Dr. Bartolo – Winner of the international competition Natalia Govorskaya (soprano)

Bartolo, MD, Rosina's guardian

Almaviva, Count, a long–time admirer of Rosina - Ivan Buyanets (tenor)

Basilio, Rosina's music teacher – Honored Artist of the Republic of Kalmykia Mikhail Khodzhigirov (bass)

Berta, Bartolo's maid – Natalia Starkova (mezzo-soprano), Winner of the international competition, Winner of the III National Opera Award "Onegin"

Ambrogio, Bartolo's servant – Laureate of the International Theater Festival Igor Drobyshev

Fiorello, the Count's servant – Viktor Zhuravlev (tenor)

Officer

Figaro's assistant – Oleg Aplemakh

Nurses, journalists, townspeople – Darina Temirbulatova, Evgenia Tishchenko, Irina Kalashnikova, Marina Kuznetsova

Musicians, soldiers – Laureate of international competitions Philharmonic Choir named after V.I. Safonov

Harpsichord part – Irina Lyabakh

Creative staff:

V.I. Safonov Academic Symphony Orchestra

Conductor – Laureate of international competitions Alexander Zhilenkov

Directed by Alla Chepinoga 

Set design and costumes – Maria Berezhnaya

Conductor of the choir – Laureate of All - Russian competitions Elizaveta Pishchnaya

Assistant Director – Viktor Zhuravlev

Lighting designer – Sergey Berezhnoy

Choreographer – Tatiana Aplemakh

Concertmasters – Irina Lyabakh, Tatiana Shishkina

Costume designer – Diana Ledovskikh

Prop – Olga Sannikova

Lighting and video projection assistants – Nikolay Mokhnach, Viktor Fokeev

Sound engineer – Roman Radionov