Article Photos: Met gives 'Barber' a cut in English version



In this Dec. 14, 2012 publicity photo, Alek Shrader as Count Almaviva (in disguise as Don Alonso) and John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo are seen in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," during rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard)

In this Dec. 14, 2012 publicity photo, Alek Shrader as Count Almaviva (in disguise as Don Alonso) and John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo are seen in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," during rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard)