Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Horne, Nucci, Ramey, Dara, Barbacini, Chailly
On this CD:
1. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Simone Alaimo, Paolo Barbacini, Enzo Dara, John Fisher, Marilyn Horne
Conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
The Barber is presented complete in this recording, which boasts being the first in digital sound. Riccardo Chailly is still an underrated conductor; while he may not be the most dramatic leader on Earth, he always gives his singers--particularly the good ones--plenty of room to shine. And shine is what Marilyn Horne does here brilliantly. Her fans will not be disappointed by her almost three-octave range, machine-gun fast coloratura, sense of fun, and wild flights of embellished fancy. Paolo Barbacini, her Count, is a mess--the voice is smallish and uncomfortable with Rossini's "little notes," and because the performance is uncut, he has too many opportunities to fail. Leo Nucci's Figaro is fun--he too winds up singing a bit wildly, but his performance is a winner. Samuel Ramey almost walks away with the show with his wise, nasty, terrific Basilio, and Enzo Dara is genuinely funny as Bartolo. Horne fans have come to the right place. --Robert Levine
Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Horne, Nucci, Ramey, Dara, Barbacini, Chailly, Music, Gioachino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, Marilyn Horne, Leo Nucci, Samuel Ramey, Enzo Dara, Paolo Barbacini, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Classical, Classical Music, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta
Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Horne, Nucci, Ramey, Dara, Barbacini, Chailly
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