The Met: Live in HD Season Concludes with Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia on Saturday, May 31
Published by on May 21, 2025 9:00 AM
The Met: Live in HD Season Concludes with Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia on Saturday, May 31
Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina Makes Her Met Role Debut as Rosina, Headlining an All-Star Cast
Conductor Giacomo Sagripanti and Tenor Jack Swanson Make Their Met Debuts
Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky Makes His Met Role Debut as Figaro, the Barber of Seville
The Met: Live in HD is Available Through Fathom Entertainment in Approximately 700 Theatres Nationwide
New York, NY and Denver – May 21, 2025 —The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season concludes with Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, on Saturday, May 31, at 1:00PM ET.
Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, will also present two encores of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, on Wednesday, June 4, at 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM local time.
Tickets for Il Barbiere di Siviglia are now on sale at approximately 700 participating U.S. theatre locations. To purchase tickets for Il Barbiere di Siviglia, please visit the Fathom Entertainment website or participating theatre box offices (participating theatres are subject to change).
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina sings the role of Rosina in Bartlett Sher’s production, following her critically acclaimed performances in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen during the 2023–24 Live in HD season. Singing opposite Akhmetshina is tenor Jack Swanson as Count Almaviva in his Met debut. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky sings the role of Figaro in his Met role debut, and bass-baritone Peter Kálmán makes his company debut as Dr. Bartolo. Bass Alexander Vinogradov makes his Met role debut as Don Basilio, following his performance as Ramfis earlier this season in the Met’s new production of Verdi’s Aida. Giacomo Sagripanti takes the podium for the first time at the Met.
The creative team includes set designer Michael Yeargan, costume designer Catherine Zuber, and lighting designer Christopher Akerlind. Sher’s production premiered in 2006. The May 31 performance of Il Barbiere di Siviglia will mark the opera’s 643rd performance at the Met and third Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide.
Gary Halvorson will direct the Live in HD presentation, and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will host the transmission, sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews during the intermission.
The Stars of Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor; Abruzzo, Italy
Aigul Akhmetshina, Rosina; Kirgiz-Miyaki, Russia
Jack Swanson, Count Almaviva; Stillwater, Minnesota
Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Figaro; Chișinău, Moldova
Peter Kálmán, Dr. Bartolo; Budapest, Hungary
Alexander Vinogradov, Don Basilio; Moscow, Russia
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The 2025–26 Live in HD season will feature eight operas, starting October 18 with a live presentation of Bellini’s La Sonnambula. For the full lineup, visit metopera.org/hd.
The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is supported by Rolex.
About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of live and pre-recorded content to theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements, including performing arts, movies, episodic content, and other special event programming across various genres and formats. Fathom offers content creators a worldwide cinema distribution network by operating in 45 countries and boasts a live digital broadcast network of more than 1,100 locations. Fathom is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.
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