The Netherlands Opera: Gioacchino Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Product Details

• UPC: 4006680104126
• Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
• Genre: Opera
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: Arthaus Musik
• Release date: 1992

Product Specifications

• Sound Format: PCM Stereo
• Picture Format: 4:3
• Language: Italian
• Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
• Region Code: 2, 5, PAL
• Running Time: 154 minutes

Overview

Enjoy Rossini's beloved comic opera, "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville), performed by The Netherlands Opera. This delightful production features an all-star cast, including Jennifer Larmore, Richard Croft, and Simone Alaimo, with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alberto Zedda.

The opera, based on the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, follows the clever and resourceful barber Figaro as he assists Count Almaviva in winning the heart of the beautiful Rosina. Stage direction and design are by the renowned Dario Fo.

Cast and Crew

• Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
• Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
• Critical Edition: Alberto Zedda
• Conductor: Alberto Zedda
• Stage Director and Designer: Dario Fo
• Chorus Master: Winifried Maczewski
• Count Almaviva: David Malis
• Rosina: Jennifer Larmore
• Figaro: Richard Croft
• Dr. Bartolo: Simone Alaimo
• Don Basilio: Renato Capecchi
• Berta: Leonie Schoon
• Fiorello: Roger Smeets
• Chorus of the Netherlands Opera
• The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra