Rossini: Il Barbiere D... - Vesselina Kasarova - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Rossini was 24 years old when he wrote his seventeenth opera and most renowned "buffa", The Barber of Seville, in barely three weeks. This recording is from the 1988 Schwetzinger Festspiele. Michael Hampe's staging of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, produced while he was in charge of Cologne Opera, is witty and fast-flowing. Speed is the key - and in doing away with alienating effects, the dramatic tension between characters on stage can be wound ever higher.

The orchestra gives a most sensitive and flexible account of Rossini's score. Gabriele Ferro knows the art of subtle differentiation and strikes a happy balance in the dialogue between orchestra and singers. The soloists, too, are first rate - in particular, the irresistible coloratura brilliance of Cecilia Bartoli.

Recorded at the beautiful Rococo theatre Schwetzingen.

Label: Plg Uk Classics | Origin: Holland

📌 Maria Callas/Gobbi/Philharmonia Orchestra/Galliera