 Event |
The Barber of Seville
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| Venue |
ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand |
| First Date |
6 June 2019 |
| Last Date |
15 June 2019 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
A comedy of love. laughs and harebrained schemes. The jigsaw of higgledly-pgigleldy windows and doors stacked on top of one another was inspired by director Lindy Hume's call for a Seinfeldian sense of arrival and departure. They are elegant but lend themselves to slapstick. The richly detailed costumes span the 200 years since Rossini wrote The Barber of Seville, each providing a snapshot of the character's role in the story, from fusty old fusspots clinging to convention to young lovers pushing social boundaries. 'It's like a painting or a piece of music', says designer Grant Lord of her approach to a project. 'There needs to be a harmony inside it; all the elements are there for a particular purpose'. |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Italy
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| Further Information |
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra Wellington; Christchurch Symphony Orchestra; Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus. A co-production, already staged in Brisbane and Seattle. Opera House, Wellington 29 June- 6 July; Isaac Theatre Royal Christchurch 1 - 7 August.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
203193 |
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