ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) (La Fenice, 2008)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

Composer: Rossini, Gioachino

Libretto/Text Author: Sterbini, Cesare

Conductor: Fogliani, Antonino

Orchestra: Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

Chorus: Teatro la Fenice Chorus

Chorus Master: Caiani, Alfonso

Bartolo: Simone, Bruno de

Berta: Donadini, Giovanna

Conte d'Almaviva: Meli, Francesco

Don Basilio: Furlanetto, Giovanni

Figaro: Frontali, Roberto

Fiorello: Dall'Amico, Luca

Rosina: Shaham, Rinat

Un ufficiale: A Little Closer Orchestra

Set/Stage Designer: Crisman, Lauro

Costume Designer: Crisman, Lauro

Lighting Designer: Furian, Vilmo

Stage Director: Morassi, Bepi

Television Director: Manca, Tiziano

Festival: La Fenice Festival

Venue: Teatro La Fenice, Venice

Playing Time: 02:34:44

Catalogue Number: 33597

UPC: 8007144335977

Libretto

Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

Throughout the nineteenth century Il Barbiere di Siviglia was, with La Cenerentola, the most frequently performed Rossini opera. With the passing of time, however, it clearly outdid its sister opera, becoming the very symbol of Rossinian comedy. From a purely a musical point of view, Il Barbiere di Siviglia is a comedy which, though it does not deny space for gags and fun, stands clearly apart from the open, overwhelming comic manner, all based on nonsense and mischievous equivocation, of an opera like L'Italiana in Algeri. Il Barbiere di Siviglia is, in contrast, a realistic opera par excellence.

This Il Barbiere di Siviglia performance restores to perfection the setting of an early 19th-century Italian theatre. Singers then entertained the audience with humour that was direct and catchy; and in this production humour again triumphs, making of this production a truly entertaining experience.