23-year-old Gioachino Rossini completed his masterpiece IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA incredibly quickly – legend has it in just 13 days – which Rossini attributed to ‘facility and lots of instinct’. The opera, characterized by youthful energy and bold wit, has all the ingredients for comic chaos: an imprisoned young woman, her lecherous guardian and a young noble suitor. Skilfully plotting behind the scenes is Figaro, an irrepressible and inventive character in whom many have seen a resemblance to the young Rossini himself. The score fizzes with musical brilliance, from Figaro’s famous entrance aria to the frenzy of the Act I finale. This recording sees Joyce DiDonato (Rosina) bring literal meaning to the old theatrical motto Break a leg! She did just that in an earlier show but was determined to finish her commitment and was re-staged into the production to allow for the additional challenges that come when a leading lady in a lively physical role must wheel around the other performers...
Joyce DiDonato
Rosina
Juan Diego Flórez
Almaviva
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
July 4, 2009
2h 30m
4.2
David Stevens
Cesare Sterbini
2
Royal Opera House
GB
Pietro Spagnoli
Figaro
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Basilio
Alessandro Corbelli
Bartolo
Jennifer Rhys-Davies
Berta
Changhan Lim
Fiorello
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast
Antonio Pappano
Conductor
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