NZ release date: 28/08/2025

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with Rossini’s effervescent comedy. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

COMPOSER: Gioachino Rossini

CONDUCTOR: Giacomo Sagripant

PRODUCTION: Bartlett Sher

SET DESIGNER: Michael Yeargan

COSTUME DESIGNER: Catherine Zuber

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Christopher Akerlind

CAST: Aigul Akhmetshina, Jack Swanson, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Peter Kalman, Alexander Vinogradov

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Cathay Cinemas, Kerikeri
Matakana Cinemas, Matakana
Bridgeway, Auckland
Monterey Cinemas, Auckland
Rialto Cinemas, Auckland
Luxe Cinemas, Tauranga
Lido Cinema, Hamilton
Basement Cinema, Rotorua
Odeon, Gisborne
Event Cinemas, New Plymouth
Focal Point Cinema, Havelock North
Event Cinemas, Palmerston North
The Screening Room, Masterton
ShoreLine Cinema, Waikanae
​​​​​​​Light House Cinema, Wellington
Penthouse Cinema, Wellington
Event Cinemas, Blenheim
The Gecko, Motueka
State Cinemas, Nelson
Regent, Greymouth
Town Hall Cinemas, Rangiora
Academy Gold Cinema, Christchurch
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Movie Max Digital Cinemas, Timaru
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