Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville

Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville

On this CD:

  1. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera
    Composed by Gioachino Rossini
    Performed by Bucharest State Opera Orchestra
    with Stefan Petrescu, Valentin Teodorian, Maria Sandulescu, Valentin Loghin, Nicolae Herlea, Magda Ianculescu, Constantin Gabor
    Conducted by Mihai Brediceanu

Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville,Nicolae Herlea,Stefan Petrescu,Constantin Gabor,Valentin Loghin,Gioachino Rossini,Mihai Brediceanu,Maria Sandulescu,Bucharest State Opera Orchestra,Magda Ianculescu,Valentin Teodorian,Vox (Classical),Classical,Classical Music,Italian Romantic Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio


Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Complete opera); Beverly Sills; Nicolai Gedda; James Levine; London Symphony Orchestra
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Good starting place - Not the best though
  • A charming, humane, thoroughly enjoyable Barbiere
  • Recorded too late
  • A real joy
  • Rossini Does it Again
Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Complete opera); Beverly Sills; Nicolai Gedda; James Levine; London Symphony Orchestra
Beverly Sills , Sherrill Milnes , Ruggero Raimondi , Gioacchino Rossini , James Levine , and London Symphony Orchestra
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ASIN: B0000CE7FU
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Piano, Pianissimo, Senza Parlar
  3. Ecco Ridente In Cielo
  4. Ehi, Fiorello
  5. Mille Grazie, Mio Signore
  6. Gente Indiscreta!
  7. La Ran La Le Ra...Largo Al Factotum
  8. Ah, Che Bella Vita!
  9. Non E Venuto Ancora
  10. Le Vostre Assidue Premure
  11. Se Il Mio Nome Saper Voi Bramate
  12. Oh Cielo!
  13. All'Idea Di Quel Metallo
  14. Una Voce Poco Fa
  15. Si, Si, La Vincero
  16. Ah, Disgraziato Figaro!
  17. Ah! Barbiere D'Inferno
  18. La Calunnia E Un Venticello
  19. Ah! Che Ne Dite?
  20. Ma Bravi! Ma Benone!
  21. Dunque Io Son
  22. Ora Mi Sento Meglio
  23. A Un Dottor Della Mia Sorte

Tracks:

  1. Finora In Questa Camera
  2. Ehi, Di Casa, Buona Gente
  3. Che Cosa Accadde, Signori Miei
  4. Fredda Ed Immobile
  5. Ma Signor...Ma Un Dottor
  6. Ma Vedi Il Mio Destino!
  7. Pace E Gioia Sia Con Voi
  8. Insomma, Mio Signore, Chi E Lei?
  9. Venite, Signorina
  10. Contro Un Cor Che Accende Amore
  11. Bella Voce! Bravissima!
  12. Quando Mi Sei Vicina
  13. Bravo, Signor Barbiere, Ma Bravo!
  14. Don Basilio! Cosa Veggo!
  15. Che Vecchio Sospettoso!
  16. Il Vecchiotto Cerca Moglie
  17. Dunque Voi Don Alonso
  18. Thunderstorm
  19. Alfine Eccoci Qua
  20. Ah, Qual Colpo Inaspettato!
  21. Ah, Disgraziati Noi!
  22. Insomma Io Ho Tutti I Torti
  23. Di Si Felice Innesto

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good starting place - Not the best though.......2007-07-31

This is a great bargain deal if you want to hear the music from this opera. Is this a great performance? No, it is not. The strongest part of this recording is the conducting, great pacing all the way through. The worst part is Milnes AWFUL falsetto note in Largo al factorum. How the hell did this make it on the final product? Horrible, sounds like a teenage boy. Other than that, it is decent.

5 out of 5 stars A charming, humane, thoroughly enjoyable Barbiere.......2007-07-11

In much the same manner that Lucia Popp forever standardized Mozart's Königin der Nacht, Beverly Sills redefines the role of Rossini's capricious Rosina. Her crystalline coloratura voice washes over "Una voce poca fa" with brisk, windswept ease. It is a mystery why any listener would prefer a mezzo-soprano, such as Teresa Berganza, despite the fact that the role was fashioned for a denser voice. (Agnes Baltsa is likely the most delightful deep Rosina on record.) Nicolai Gedda's mellifluous voice provides the ideal characterization for Rossini's vigorous youth, the Conte d'Almaviva. "Ecco, ridente in cielo" and "Se il mio nome saper voi bramate," the role's osciallating cavatina and sensual serenade, shine with two characteristics which often clash during tenor performances: stylistic perfection and taste. Sherrill Milnes is, without a doubt, the finest Figaro recorded since Robert Merrill. The Verdian baritone exhibits atypically droll flare during "Largo al factotum," especially during the aria's feverish repetition of "Figaro." He and Gedda harmonize flawlessly during the duet "All'idea di quell metallo"; his voice also complements the radiant Sills during "Dunque io son ... tu non m'inganni?"

Fernando Corena possessed the most pristine and genuinely humorous interpretation of the cranky Dottore Bartolo. Renato Capecchi, a buffo bass whose range is quite impressive though occasionally unstable, provides a performance which can almost parallel Corena's. Where Corena was blusterous, Capecchi is sniveling; where the former was wickedly serpentine, Capecchi is morose and self-pitying. His greatest achievement is that he is never maudlin; his performance is constantly fluid (he is gut-wrenchingly hilarious during the Act II duet "Pace e gioia sia con voi" with Gedda disguised as a garrulous music teacher) and his characterization, though it transcends all realms of reality, is delightful in its over-the-top perfection. Ruggero Raimondi's Don Basilio is quite the opposite; his rendition of the "Slander Song" ("La calunnia è un venticello") is almost doomful. He provides archaic and gloomy weight where the inimitable Nicolai Ghiaurov was effervescent. The illustrious mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri supplies a very satisfying performance as Berta, Bartolo's disgruntled old maid, especially during her aria "Il vecchiotto cerca moglie."

With James Levine leading the London Symphony Orchestra with exquisite charm, one can barely begin to praise this brilliant 1975 recording of Rossini's landmark opera. It is not only an essential Il Barbiere di Siviglia for aficionados of the comedy, but a touching and compelling accomplishment no music lover should exist without.

3 out of 5 stars Recorded too late.......2007-07-06

I wish that I could speak more highly of this performance, as it was made by some of my favorite singers (and conductor). Alas, I can not. Milnes is a fine Figaro. Sills (I love her) should have recorded this role about 10 years earlier. Really unfortunately, I found Gedda's work painful. A fine, stylish tenor in his prime, he is well past it here.

Sometimes great talents come together and misfire. But, if you are a Sills fan...

5 out of 5 stars A real joy.......2007-01-24

It is a great pleasure which what I hear this wonderful recording of Rossini's masterpeace, vividly conducted by a young James Levine and sung by a cast of first-class singers including Milnes, Sills, Raimondi and the unsurpassable Gedda as Count Almaviva. This production has not lost anything of it's freshness since over 30 years!

5 out of 5 stars Rossini Does it Again.......2007-01-08

A wonderful opera that even the "opera hater" would love. Great music that can be recognized by all.
Cecilia & Bryn ~ Cecilia Bartoli duets Bryn Terfel
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • A dissapointment
  • Marvelous
  • It's like butter!
  • That is what it's all about!
Cecilia & Bryn ~ Cecilia Bartoli duets Bryn Terfel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Gioachino Rossini , Gaetano Donizetti , Myung-Whun Chung , Cecilia Bartoli , Bryn Terfel , Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia , and Gioacchino Rossini
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ASIN: B00000I92V
Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Le nozze di Figaro: Act I - Duet : Cinaue... dieci... venti... trenta...
  2. Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative : Cosa stai misurando, caro il mio Figaretto?
  3. Le nozze di Figaro: Duet : Se a caso madama la notte ti chiama
  4. Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative : Or bene, ascolta, e taci
  5. Le nozze di Figaro: Cavatina : Se vuol ballare signor Contino
  6. Le nozze di Figaro: Act II - Un moto di gioia
  7. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III - Recitative : Signor... la vostra sposa ha i soliti vapori
  8. Le nozze di Figaro: Duet : Crude! perche finora farmi languir cosi?
  9. Cosan tutte: Act II - Recitative : Passeggiamo anche noi
  10. Cosan tutte: Duet : Il core vi dono, bell'idol mio
  11. Don Giovanni: Act I - Recitative : Alfin siam liberati, Zerlinetta gentil, da quel scioccone
  12. Don Giovanni: Duet : La ci darem la mano, la mi dirai di si
  13. Die Zauberfl Act II - Duet : Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena
  14. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act I - Recitative : Ebben, signor Figaro?
  15. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Duet : Dunque io son... tu non m'inganni?
  16. L'Italiana in Algeri: Act I - Duet : Ai capricci della sorte io so far l'indifferente
  17. L'Elisir d'Amore: Act II - Recitative : Come sen va contento!
  18. L'Elisir d'Amore: Duet : Quanto amore! Ed io spietata!

Amazon.com essential recording

Superlatives don't do justice to this priceless and incomparable collection of duets by opera's two most charismatic singers, whose interpretations are brimming with nuance only the truly gifted could capture. However pleasing Cecilia Bartoli's renditions of Cherubino and others in Mozart Arias, the depth of Susanna's emotional life that Bartoli conveys has yet to be even imagined by other sopranos, as she rips through opera's boundaries, creating her very own Fach and threatening the jobs of soubrettes the world over. Once she and Bryn Terfel draw you into their world of stellar, multidimensional creations, there's no escape from pleasure; in their talented hands, recitative becomes as interesting as any aria. The duo's inherent charm overcomes Bartoli's difficulties with German and the dramatic Terfel's with coloratura; however, their sincere attempts to meet these challenges are most endearing. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars chefkenneth.......2006-11-03

I can't stop listening to this CD! Anyone who is a fan of Bryn and Cecilia must have this in their collection!

5 out of 5 stars A dissapointment.......2003-01-20

I expected more from this recording. Both singers are wonderful and sound great in other recordings. I think the quality of this recording is poor.

5 out of 5 stars Marvelous.......2002-11-20

As splendid as Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel are individually, their glory is just that much expounded when singing together. At many points it seems almost as if they are competing in their melodic virtuosity, but you can tell they are just having the most magnificent time while competing thus. They sing a pleasant variety of duets, and are decidedly fine singing practically any style.

I probably enjoy this album more than either singer's individual albums, although they are wonderful themselves. For while solos are glorious, duets are ethereal.

5 out of 5 stars It's like butter!.......2001-07-27

I Adore Cecilia and Bryn!!! They are just so amazing! Thank the lucky stars above that we have such wonderful talent in the younger operatic world! Don't get me wrong, I love the more established singers, but these two are incredibly charming and it is a treat to be able to hear them sing together!

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5 out of 5 stars That is what it's all about!.......2000-05-10

The kind of collaboration, friendship and joyous love for the music evident on this CD is exactly what opera should be. It brings a ray of sunshine to us listeners, particularly to those of us who haven't yet gotten a chance to see Cecilia and Bryn live. (Thankfully, there is a video account of their splendid "Le Nozze di Figaro", selections from which are featured here.)

The CD is clearly subdivided into Mozart, Rossini, and Donizetti sections, with Mozart given a priority in terms of number of selections. Both artists are blessed with a gift for opera buffa, their personifications are very funny and very accurate without exaggerations. They may go full-out on stage (e.g. the way Suzanna hits Terfel's 6'6" Figaro is hilarious) but it does not distort their exemplary vocal lines. The recitatives included are extremely important and the lines are tossed back and forth with unrestrained enjoyment. Conductor Myung-Whun Chung gives the singing actors plenty of space to express their ideas, my favorite example being "Il Barbiere" where the tempi slows down as Rosina and Figaro work out the details of their plan.

The booklet does not include libretti, but since the selections are from well-known operas, it's not a problem. But it does include marvelous pictures of Cecilia and Bryn, this alone is guaranteed to put you in a good mood. Like the reviewer from San Francisco, I also loved the ice-cream shot.

After listening to this album, all I could say was "I want more." I hope these wonderful young artists would get together real soon and give us another album to treasure. By the way, if you liked this one, check out the one from Olga Borodina and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. They also shine, but in a different program (Dunque io son being the only common number) and they have completely different but also lustrous voices. But from pure fun standpoint, I've never heard a more delightful album than Cecilia and Bryn. Don't delay and get it now!
Gioacchino Rossini: Famous Overtures
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    Gioacchino Rossini: Famous Overtures

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    ASIN: B00000E2UN
    Release Date: 1990-10-25
    Classical Treasures: Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Good introduction to Rossini
    Classical Treasures: Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

    Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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    ASIN: B000000LNL
    Release Date: 1999-08-17

    Tracks:

    1. The Barber of Seville: Ov - Munchner SO/Alfred Scholz
    2. William Tell: Ov - Philharmonia Orch London/Alfred Scholz
    3. Opr Hlts - Irene Jaumillet/Else Muhl/Angela Kotthoff/Tony Poncet/Jean Borthayre/Eric van Hasteren...

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Rossini.......2007-03-15

    This is a typically good quality MADACY MUSIC GROUP (Canada) CD - a remastering of original recordings released by Mediaphon (Stuttgart, Germany). The overtures of The Barber of Seville & William Tell are probably the most recognizable of Rossini's opera works, and both pieces are treated with full honors by the orchestras. The final set pieces are opera highlights from WILLIAM TELL. The full, serene voices of soprano of Irene Jaumillet and bass Jean Bortheyre place this rendition among the best! There is nothing disappointing whatsoever about this CD - you will never tire of listening to it!
    Mattia Battistini Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1902-11)
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      Mattia Battistini Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1902-11)

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      Tracks:

      1. 'Finch'han Del Vino'
      2. 'Forier Di Morte...O tu Bell'Astro (Wie Todes Ahnung)'
      3. 'Se Dell'imen La Dolce Cura'
      4. 'Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra'
      5. La Mantilla
      6. Occhi Di Fata
      7. Ancora
      8. 'Deh, Non Plorar'
      9. 'Largo Al Factotum'
      10. 'Dio Possente, Dio D'Amor (Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux)'
      11. 'In Questo Suoio... Ah, L'Alto Ardor'
      12. 'Or Limpida M'Appare'
      13. 'Oh De'Verd'Anni Miei'
      14. 'Da Qual Di Che T'ho Venduta'
      15. 'Alla Vita Che T'Arride'
      16. 'Lo Vedremo, O Veglio Audace'
      17. 'Lo Vedremo, O Veglio Audace'
      18. 'Vieni Meco, Sol Di Rose'
      19. 'O Sommo Carlo'
      20. Don Giovanni: Alfin Siam Liberati...La Ci Darem La Mano
      21. 'Povero Lionello...Il Mio Lionel'
      22. 'A Tanto Amor;

      Tracks:

      1. 'O Lisbona'
      2. 'Eri Tu, Che Macchiavi'
      3. 'Su Queste Rose'
      4. 'Perche Tremar?'
      5. 'Si Puo?... Un Nido Di Memorie'
      6. 'Avrei Sul Mio Petto'
      7. 'Ah! Tutto Il Cor E Qui!'
      8. 'Come Il Romito Fior'
      9. Le Soir
      10. 'Amour, Amour'
      11. 'Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza...Te Deum'
      12. 'O Vin, Discaccia La Tristezza [O Vin, Dissipe La Tristesse]'
      13. 'D'Acqua Aspergimi'
      14. 'Allor Che Tu Coll'estro'
      15. 'O Santa Medaglia...Dio Possente, Dio D'amore'
      16. 'Ah Per Sempre Io Ti Perdei'
      17. 'D'Acqua Aspergimi'
      18. 'D'Acqua Aspergimi'
      19. 'Son Cifre...Bella E Di Sol Vestita'
      20. 'Bel Sogno Beato'

      Amazon.com

      Operaphiles in search of the lost art of the bel canto baritone will find a virtual holy grail in the form of Mattia Battistini. Born in 1856, he is the oldest singer of his generation who recorded extensively in his prime. In contrast to the emphatic, overt emotionalism typical of verismo singers, Battistini spins out effortless, lavishly decorated lines, sustained by virtue of prodigious breath control. Introspective phrases are embellished by unexpected accents and flamboyant, dynamic surges, best exemplified in a 1906 group of Ernani excerpts. Highlighting the 1902 Warsaw recordings are a snappy yet restrained "Largo al factotum" and Wagner's song to the Evening Star from Tannhaüser, sung in mellifluous Italian. Romophone's transfers auger well for what promises to be the definitive Battistini edition. --Jed Distler
      Gioacchino Rossini: 5 Overtures
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        Gioacchino Rossini: 5 Overtures

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        Release Date: 1992-11-04
        Gioacchino Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia [Highlights]
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        • Great buy
        Gioacchino Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia [Highlights]

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        ASIN: B000003EVV
        Release Date: 1990-06-26

        Tracks:

        1. Overture - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
        2. 'Ecco Ridente In Cielo' - Cesare Valletti
        3. 'La Ran La Lera, Largo Al Factotum'
        4. 'Una Voce Poco Fa' - Roberta Peters
        5. 'La Calunnia E Un Venticello' - Giorgio Tozzi
        6. 'Dunque Io Son ... Tu Non M'inganni?'
        7. 'A Un Dottor Della Mia Sorte' - Fernanco Corena
        8. 'Fermi Tutti, Nessun Si Mova'
        9. 'Mi Par D'esser Con La Testa'
        10. 'Contro Un Cor Che Accende Amore...' - Roberta Peters
        11. 'Buona Sera, Mio Signore'
        12. 'Orsu, Signor don Bartolo'
        13. 'Ah! Qual Colpo Inaspettato!'
        14. 'Disi Felice Innesto'

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Great buy.......2007-08-01

        I really liked this CD, it was a great buy and I very much enjoy listening to it.
        Gioacchino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Gioacchino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla

          Manufacturer: Berlin Classics
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000006LJW
          Release Date: 2005-10-01
          Gioacchino Rossini: Overtures
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            Gioacchino Rossini: Overtures

            Manufacturer: RCA
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            OverturesOvertures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000003FW5
            Release Date: 1995-10-10

            Tracks:

            1. La Scala Di Seta
            2. L'Italiana In Algeri
            3. Il Barbiere Di Sivigla
            4. La Gazza Ladra
            5. Semiramide
            6. Le Siege De Corinthe
            7. Guillaume Tell
            The Best of Gioacchino Rossini
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              The Best of Gioacchino Rossini

              Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              OverturesOvertures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
              All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
              Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
              ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B000027488
              Release Date: 1994-07-21

              Meditation Music:

              1. Giordano: Fedora [Import]
              2. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona
              3. Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata
              4. Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
              5. Golden Operetta
              6. Gounod - Faust / Studer · Leech · van Dam · Hampson · Mahé · Denize · Barrard · Capitole de Toulouse · Plasson
              7. Handel: Partenope [Box set]
              8. Handel - Serse (Xerxes) / Watkinson · Hendricks · Esswood · Wenkel · Rodde · Cold · U. Studer · Malgoire
              9. Hasse: Piramo e Tisbe
              10. Helge Rosvaenge in Szenen aus Othello und Tosca

              Meditation Music

              meditation music

              Meditation Music

              Singles, Hits & Raritäten [Limited Edition]

              Gouvy: String Quartet/String Quintet

              Friederike / Schon Ist Die Welt (Highlights)

              Music: Trust The DJ: GP03 [Import]

              Eightball: 5th Anniversary Dance Compilation

              Fearless [Explicit Lyrics]

              Hasenchartbreaker [Import]

              Fate Is the Hunter

              Flowers in the Dirt

              Got Fluid?

              Heart and Soul

              Coplas Al Viento [Import]

              Hip Hop Locos

              Melodic Massage

              Spirits