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Rossini: Barber Of Seville / Zedda, Larmore, Croft

Rossini / Malis / Larmore / Zedda
Release Date: 10/27/2009 
Label:  Kultur Video   Catalog #: 2087  
Composer:  Gioachino Rossini
Performer:  Roger Smeets,  Renato Capecchi,  Jennifer Larmore,  Simone Alaimo,   ... 
Conductor:  Alberto Zedda
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Netherlands Opera Chorus,  Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 
Length: 2 Hours 33 Mins. 

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For his first opera production, Dario Fo, the theatre director known for his brilliant wit, chose to stage Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia sung in Italian for the Netherlands Opera. First mounted in 1987, it was a huge success and a live recording of its revival in May 1992, the 200th anniversary of Rossini's birth, has been made.

Fo has said that “Rossini is the musician of eating and love. He composes music rich in herbs and aromas, in which you find olives, tomatoes, fish, grapes, roses and rosemary, sheets and tablecloths, dry wine and the laughter of girls.” His Barber is a joyful carnival.

During the overture he fills the stage with carnival revelers and immediately the commedia dell’arte origins of opera buffa Read more are restored. Visual theatrics abound, never at the expense of the music, but highlighting it, engaging the eye as well as the ear. Fo addresses the heart more than the intellect and Rossini’s comedy comes up dazzling and vital.

FEATURES:
David Malis
Jennifer Larmore
Richard Croft
Simone Alaimo
Renato Capecchi
Leonie Schoon
Roger Smeets

Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Libretto: Cesare Sterbini

The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Alberto Zedda

Chorus of The Netherlands Opera
Chorus Master: Winifried Maczewski

Stage Director and Designer: Dario Fo
Producer: George Van Breeman

Region: 1 (US and Canada)
1 Running Time: 153 minutes
Picture Format: NTSC
Color: Color
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:  Roger Smeets (Baritone), Renato Capecchi (Baritone), Jennifer Larmore (Mezzo Soprano),
Simone Alaimo (Baritone), Richard Croft (Tenor), David Malis (Baritone)
Conductor:  Alberto Zedda
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Netherlands Opera Chorus,  Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Italy 

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