Gioacchino Rossini's most celebrated comic opera arrives in Bilbao, bringing rhythmic brilliance, wit, and romantic mischief to the stage. 🎶🎭

The production is presented as part of ABAO Bilbao Opera's 2026/2027 Season, under the motto "To eat, to love, to sing … life according to Rossini."

🎶 Il barbiere di Siviglia

📅 November 21 to 30, 2026

🕐 19:00 and 19:30

📍 Palacio Euskalduna, Bilbao

🎟️ 29€ / 300€

📖 Wit and comedy in Rossini's masterpiece

Featuring Cesare Sterbini's lively libretto, Il barbiere di Siviglia follows the clever barber Figaro as he orchestrates a web of comic schemes to help Count Almaviva woo the charming Rosina. Humor and sharp intellect triumph in an irresistible theatrical journey.

Baritone Andrzej Filonczyk stars in the title role, joined by Leonor Bonilla as Rosina and Santiago Ballerini as Count Almaviva. The distinguished cast is completed by Bruno de Simone, Giorgio Caoduro, Sabrina Gárdez, and José Manuel Díaz.

🎭 Production and creative team

Vincent Dujardin makes his ABAO debut directing this Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège production, which transposes the story to 1950s Seville. Scenography and costume design are created by Leila Fteita, with lighting design by Bruno Ciulli.

Pedro Bartolomé conducts the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS) in the pit, joined on stage by the Coro de Ópera de Bilbao led by chorus director Esteban Urzelai Eizagirre.

✨ A brilliant and energetic operatic masterpiece bursting with unforgettable melodies.