Le Barbier de Séville

Old Bartholo wants to marry his ward, the beautiful Rosine. Count Almaviva, assisted by the mischievous Figaro, attempts to make love triumph. Will tricks, schemes, and misunderstandings overcome the jealous guardian's precautions? A true game of cat and mouse, humorous and whirlwind, begins...

Beaumarchais' first comedy, the "Barbier" is a masterstroke! One of the greatest theatrical successes of the eighteenth century. It is pure comedy representing the perfect synthesis between Commedia dell'arte, Molière's comedy, and even foreshadows the mechanics of Feydeau or Labiche. Not to mention the virtuosic wit of the dialogue, quintessential to the "French spirit".

Lighting: Alexandre de Pardailhan