Royal Opera House Muscat's new season to start with ‘The Barber of Seville’

Muscat: The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) has announced the start of a new season packed with exciting musical performances filling the calendar from September 2023 to May 2024.

The dazzling opera which will open the season with traditional elegance and fanfare is The Barber of Seville from popular composer Gioacchino Rossini.

The opera will be performed by the Orchestra Nazionale Sinfonica della Rai and Intermezzo Choir conducted by Antonino Fogliani, with a spray of glittering opera stars in the main roles.

Antonino Siragusa sings Conte d’Almaviva, Carlo Lepore takes the role of Dr. Bartolo, Nicola Ulivieri will sing Don Basilio, Maria Kataeva will sing the role of Rosina, and Vito Priante takes the main role of the wily fixer Figaro.

The Omani Choir Group will also participate in this production.

Rossini’s opera is a comic tale of bribery, deception, and disguise. Enjoy Figaro’s mischievous escapades as he assists Count Almaviva in prising the beautiful Rosina away from her fortune hunting guardian, Dr Bartolo.

Figaro contrives to help the Count out-wit Dr Bartolo and ensure true love wins the day.

The Barber of Seville will be performed on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 September at the Royal Opera House Muscat at 7pm.

Tickets are available now and can be purchased at the box office or via the ROHM app.

Each performance is preceded with a talk by the creative team, revealing fascinating insights into their production.

On Saturday 23 September, the opening Lunch Music concert of the new season will take place in the Opera Galleria at 12.30pm.

This popular informal event is free of charge. Singers from the Intermezzo Choir will perform arias from across the Rossini canon ahead of the performance of his much-loved opera, The Barber of Seville, on the main stage the following weekend.

Discover Opera Talks at the beautiful Music Library in the Royal Opera House of Musical Arts of Wednesday 27 at 7pm.

Gaston Fournier leads the discussion on themes within the opera, and opera singers give the audience a close up of Rossini’s incredible work.

For more information on any of our shows this season or to purchase tickets please contact the box office at ROHM, visit the website or ROHM app.