01 Oct 2021
Vienna State Opera Presents Rossini’s Il Barbiere de Sivillia
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.
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Jana Majtnerová Vespina (singing voice)
Jana Boušková Vespina
Magda Kloboučková Sandrina
Petr Miller Filippo
Jozef Ábel Filippo (singing voice)
Jan Drahovzal Nencio
Michael Kozelský Nencio (singing voice)
Pavel Stejskal Nanni
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