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Average customer rating: Perfection in Seville Un 'Barbero' sorprendente Strange to say, but probably one of the best Barbers Pure Bliss!!! YOU MUST GET THIS!! Hey! This is one of the BEST!

Rossini - The Barber of Seville / Roberta Peters · Leinsdorf Gioachino Rossini , Erich Leinsdorf , Roberta Peters , Robert Merrill , Fernando Corena , Margaret Roggero , Carlo Tomanelli , and Giorgio Tozzi Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine Verdi: Ernani (Complete) [Germany] Verdi: Rigoletto Bizet: Carmen / Price, Corelli, Merrill, Freni; Karajan ASIN: B000003G4F Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. The Barber Of Seville: Overture
2. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Piano, pianissimo (Count)
3. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Ecco ridente il cielo (Count)
4. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Ehi, Fiorello! - Mio signore! (Count)
5. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Mille grazie, mio signore (Count)
6. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Gente indiscreta! (Count, Figaro)
7. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: La ran le lera; Largo al factotum (Figaro)
8. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Ah, ah! che bella vita! (Count, Figaro)
9. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Non e venuto ancora (Rosina, Count, Bartolo, Figaro)
10. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Se il nome saper voi bramate (Rosina, Count, Figaro)
11. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Oh, cielo! (Count, Figaro)
12. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: All'idea di quel metallo (Count, Figaro)

Tracks:

1. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene 1: Evviva il mio padrone - Rossini
2. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Una voce poco fa (Rosina) - Rossini
3. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Si, si, la vincero! (Rosina, Figaro, Bartolo) - Rossini
4. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: La calunnia e un venticello (Basilio) - Rossini
5. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Ah, che ne dite? (Basilio, Bartolo, Figaro, Rosina) - Rossini
6. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Dunque io son... tu non m'inganni? (Rosina, Figaro) - Rossini
7. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Ora mi sento meglio (Rosina, Bartolo) - Rossini
8. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: A un dottor della mia sorte (Bartolo) - Rossini
9. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Brontola quanto vuoi (Rosina, Count) - Rossini
10. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Ehi, di casa... buona gente (Count, Bartolo, Rosina, Basilio) - Rossini
11. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Che cosa accadde, signori miei (Figaro, Bartolo, Count, Basilio) - Rossini
12. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Fermi tutti, nessun si mova (Bartolo, Figaro, Basilio, Count, Rosina) - Rossini
13. The Barber Of Seville: Act I: Scene: 2: Mi par d'esser con la testa (Rosina, Count, Basilio, Bartolo, Figaro) - Rossini

Tracks:

1. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Ma vedi il mio destino! (Bartolo)
2. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Pace e gioia sia con voi (Count, Bartolo)
3. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Insomma, mio signore (Bartolo, Count, Rosina)
4. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: 'Contro un cor che accende amore...' (Rosina, Count)
5. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Bella voce! (Count, Rosina, Bartolo)
6. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: 'Quando mi sei vicina...' (Count, Bartolo)
7. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Bravo,signor barbiere,ma bravo! (Figaro, Bartolo, Rosina, Count)
8. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Don Basilio! Cosa veggo! (Rosina, Count, Figaro, Bartolo, Basilio)
9. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Buona sera, mio signore (Count, Figaro, Basilio, Rosina, Figaro, Bartolo)
10. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Orsu, signor don Bartolo (Figaro, Bartolo, Count, Rosina)
11. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Ah! Disgraziato me! ma come? (Bartolo,
12. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Il vechiotto cerca moglie
13. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Dunque voi don Alonso non conoscete affatto? (Bartolo, Basilio, Rosina)
14. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Temporale - Storm
15. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Alfine eccoci qua (Figaro, Count, Rosina)
16. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Ah! qual colpo inaspettato! (Rosina, Figaro, Count)
17. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Ah,disgraziati noi! come si fa? (Figaro, Count, Rosina, Basilio)
18. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Il conte! ah che mai sento! (Bartolo, Count)
19. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Cessa di piu resistere (Count)
20. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Insomma, io ho tutti i torti! (Bartolo, Figaro, Basilio, Rosina)
21. The Barber Of Seville: Act II: Di si felice innesto (Figaro, Bartolo, Basilio, Rosina, Count)

Customer Reviews:

Perfection in Seville.......2007-05-14

I think the mezzo vs high coloratura soprano as Rosina is irrelevant when considering the merits of this recording. This is almost a complete reading of the score which benefits from the casting of most of the original cast of a production that was still relatively new in 1958 when the recording was made.

All the soloists have the bel canto style nailed down. The Figaro of this recording is Robert Merrill and his voice is caught in all of it's prime time state. Simply gorgeous golden tone here that is richly masculine with an easy upper register. The rest of the cast, the conducting and playing of the Met Opera orchestra and chorus are perfection.

Although there is some minor master tape related problems, and they are really minor, RCA's Living Stereo process is remarkable. This edition's sonics are an incredible improvement over RCA's original CD release.

Un 'Barbero' sorprendente.......2004-10-31

Este 'Barbero de Sevilla' (grabado en 1956 por el sello RCA) depara muchas sorpresas agradables. Se trata de una version completisima (se incluyen todos los recitativos y ademas el aria de Almaviva 'Cessa di piu resistere', que suele suprimirse y que aparece aqui por primera vez en la historia en grabacion de esta opera).
El reparto se acerca bastantea la realidad rossiniana de los canones de hoy en dia (lo que debe sorprender, porque en 1956 eran bien diferentes) Como Almaviva tenemos al tenor CESARE VALLETTI, que combina una bella voz con un dominio de la coloratura bastante correcto para la epoca. La Rosina de ROBERTA PETERS (en version soprano ligera) derrocha una cantidad de agudos y sobreagudos con una seguridad y limpieza absolutamente pasmosa: la voz puede gustar o no, pero su dominio del agudo y del registro agudo no se le puede negar.
ROBERT MERRILL es un Figaro diferente, que quiza pueda chocar un poco, porque es el que mas alejado esta de la realidad rossiniana de hoy en dia. FERNANDO CORENA es un Don Bartolo que quiza peca de excesos de comico y GIRGIO TOZZI es un Don Basilio imponente. La lista de secundarios cumple perfectamente con sus cometidos y ERICH LEINSDORF realiza una lectura que, aunque hoy en dia puede resultar poco rossiniana, no deja de ser interesante ante unos cuerpos estables del Metropolitan de Neuva York que, como siempre, responden con calidad.
En definitiva, sin ser un Barbero de primera opcion, es una buena forma de ver cuanto ha evolucionado la historia del canto y de la conduccion rossiniana, disfrutando y sorprendiendose. Una version que, aunque a priori pueda prometer poco, ofrece bastante. Recomendable.

Strange to say, but probably one of the best Barbers.......2004-10-27

It's funny how some "classic" recordings might be classic but they arent necessarily good introductions to an opera. For example, the Maria Callas/Tito Gobbi/Luigi Alva Barber of Seville is often thought to be the classic recording of Rossini's comic gem. While I agree that recording is unique, it's also extremely cut, and it goes for a drier, more "subtle" humor.
OTOH, the Leinsdorf recording, with a cast of Cesare Valletti, Roberta Peters, Robert Merrill, and Fernando Corena is well-sung, relatively complete, well-recorded, and most of all has a freewheeling sense of fun that I think perfectly captures the charm of this opera.
Roberta Peters was a high, light soprano. Her voice can sound a bit glassy and colorless, but her Rosina is lively, virtuostic, and properly spunky. The only caveat is that like some sopranos she transposes "Una voce poco fa' up to F, while the aria IMO is much more charming in its original key of E. Cesare Valleti's Almaviva is more caressing than dazzling (unlike Juan Diego Florez), but unlike many Almavivas he actually sings the whole part. He does not cut his final aria "Cessa di piu resistere."
Overall, I'd say none of the individual singers on this recording are necessarily the best, but together this is a great ensemble recording, and I highly recommend it as an introduction to the opera. To opera, in fact.

Pure Bliss!!! YOU MUST GET THIS!!.......2003-07-29

Okay, if you are just browsing amazon and this set caught your eye let me just say STOP!! GO NO FURTHER!! THIS IS THE BEST!!
THIS IS PERFECTION!! THIS BORDERS ON DIVINE!! There is simply no point in looking for that all important "most enjoyable piece of opera in the world" BECAUSE THIS IS IT! Its this simple folks, if you like opera, if you like beautiful voices, if you like perfect timing, pitch and recording quality you must get this. This is the DEFINITIVE Barber of Seville. I will let the previous reviews here tell you about the story and the performers. My review is here for just one reason - to let people that are on the fence wondering if they should really get this -YES YOU SHOULD! You absolutely will not be dissappointed - I stake my brothers life on it. :)
End of rant.

Hey! This is one of the BEST!.......2002-07-18

I've owned this on vinyl for decades, and it seldom comes any better. Most of you know that, being familiar with Roberta Peters in her prime, along with Valletti, Merrill, Corena, and Tozzi. This is one of the most balanced casts ever assembled. I happen to like both approaches to Rosina- high in the stratosphere vocalizing and the more down-to-earth approach of Teresa Berganza. In Cesare Valletti, we have one of the finest Almavivas since the days of Fernando de Lucia. Valletti gets right into the meat of this character, with Nicolai Gedda being the only modern Almaviva to rival Valletti's voice. (I can't wait to hear Florez sing this!) What can one say about Robert Merrill? If he didn't love singing Figaro, he's done a fine job of fooling me. I do not agree with all of his interpretation, but this is one of the finest baritones having fun with a role that deserves it. (He has formidable competition here: Stracciari is incredible as Figaro. He had one of the most glorious high baritone voices you could ever want to hear and he's darned funny as Figaro to boot. Then there's Sherrill Milnes, who had a voice to rival Stracciari's formidable instrument and the same sense of fun.)

Then there are the not so minor roles of Bartolo and Basilio. Corena had a powerful, rich voice used here with a sense of character that's almost impossible to surpass. Has anyone ever had a better voice for Bartolo? Not in my memory! Giorgio Tozzi's Basilio is one of the glories of this performance; a rich, colorful voice with great beauty of tone... all at the service of one of opera's funniest `villains'. Leinsdorf does a fine job capturing the ambience of Barbiere, so I find it hard to go wrong with this recording...

So now it's time for a little rant and rave... One of the reviewers chided Corena and Tozzi for going over the top, speaking of them like dogs who were caught digging holes in the neighbors' gardens. (What must he think of Capecchi? I shudder to think of it!) The Barber of Seville is not a dusty old museum piece, it's a comedy about very human people going about their businesses with wacky results. This opera somewhat resembles a train wreck in the making, with boxcars full to the brim with maniac clowns. I love it when the singers get into the meat of their characters. Combining it with glorious voices and breathtaking singing only adds to the joy. Corena's performance of Doctor Bartolo IS over the top- which is what is needed- Bartolo is a very over-the-top man. Three cheers to Fernando Corena!

Average customer rating:

Il Meglio di Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greatest Hits I Grandi Successi Originali I Grandi Successi Originali Peppino Di Capri - Greatest Hits of Flashback Nicola Di Bari (I Grandi Successi Originali) ASIN: B00000IR3X Release Date: 1999-04-07

Tracks:

1. Vecchio Frack
2. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu
3. Piove (Ciao Ciao Bambina)
4. Musetto
5. Resta Cu'mme
6. Addio Addio
7. Marinai Donne E Guai
8. Strada Nfosa
9. Lazzarella
10. Libero
11. Tu Si Na Cosa Grande
12. Lu Pisce Spada
13. O Caffe
14. Donna Riccia
15. Pasqualino Maragia
16. Io Mammeta E Tu
17. Lo
18. Stasera Pago Lo

Average customer rating:

Il Meglio Di Quelli Della Notte Renzo Arbore Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000C505B Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Ma la Notte No
2. Materasso
3. It's Now or Never (O' Sole Mio)
4. Societa' Dei Magnaccioni
5. Tanto Pe' Canta'
6. Tango Della Gelosia
7. Una Ragazza in Due (Down Comes the Rain)
8. Figlio Unico (Trem das Onze)
9. Let's Twist Again
10. Cha Cha Cha Della Segretaria
11. Eso Es el Amor
12. Quando Vien la Sera
13. Non Partir
14. Maria Mari'

Average customer rating: Bartoli as Rosina...the beginning The Previous Review is wrong I like more Callas and De Los Angeles! At last-a coloratura mezzo!

Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia / Nucci, Bartoli, Matteuzzi, Fissore, Bruchuladze, Patanè Gioachino Rossini , Leo Nucci , Cecilia Bartoli , Giuseppe Patanè , Orchestra e Coro del teatro comunale di Bologna , William Matteuzzi , Enrico Fissore , Paata Burchuladze , Gloria Banditelli , and Michele Pertusi Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works Featuring Bartoli | Bartoli, Cecilia | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bartoli, Cecilia | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Rossini: L'Italiani in Algeri Schumann: Piano Concerto Op. 54; Grieg: Piano Concerto Op. 16 Tchaikovsky - Eugen Onegin / T. Allen, Freni, von Otter, Shicoff, Burchuladze; Levine Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Milnes · Ghiaurov · ROH Covent Garden · Bonynge Verdi - Falstaff / Gobbi · Schwarzkopf · Moffo · Karajan ASIN: B0000041W2 Release Date: 1989-09-26

Tracks:

1. Sinf - Orch Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna/Giuseppe Patane
2. Act One, Scene 1: Pno, Pianissimo - Michele Pertusi
3. Act One, Scene 1: Ecco, Ridente In Cielo - William Matteuzzi
4. Act One, Scene 1: Gente Indiscreta - William Matteuzzi
5. Act One, Scene 1: Largo Al Factotum - Leo Nucci
6. Act One, Scene 1: Ah, Ah! Che Bella Vita! - Leo Nucci
7. Act One, Scene 1: All'Idea Di Quel Metallo - Leo Nucci
8. Act One, Scene 2: Una Voce Poco Fa - Cecilia Bartoli

Tracks:

1. Act One, Scene 2: Si, Si, La Vincero - Cecilia Bartoli
2. Act One, Scene 2: La Calunnia E Un Venticello - Paata Burchuladze
3. Act One, Scene 2: Ah! Che Ne Dite? - Paata Burchuladze
4. Act One, Scene 2: Dunque Io Son...Tu Non M'Inganni? - Cecilia Bartoli/Leo Nucci
5. Act One, Scene 2: Ora Mi Sento Meglio - Cecilia Bartoli
6. Act One, Scene 2: A Un Dottor Della Mia Sorte - Enrico Fissore
7. Act One, Scene 2: Ehi, Di Casa!...Buona Gente! - Willaim Matteuzzi
8. Act One, Scene 2: Che Cosa Accadde - Leo Nucci
9. Act One, Scene 2: Questa Bestia Di Soldato - Enrico Fissore
10. Act One, Scene 2: Fredda Ed Immobile - Cecilia Bartoli
11. Act One, Scene 2: Mi Par D'Essere Con La Testa - Gloria Banditelli/Cecilia Bartoli/William Matteuzzi/Leo Nucci/Paata Burchuladze/Enrico Fissore...

Tracks:

1. Act Two: Ma Vedi Il Mio Destino! - Enrico Fissore
2. Act Two: Insomma, Mio Signore - Enrico Fissore
3. Act Two: Contro Un Cor Che Accende Amore - Cecilia Bartoli
4. Act Two: Bella Voce! Bravissima! - William Matteuzzi
5. Act Two: Bravo, Signor Barbiere - Enrico Fissore
6. Act Two: Don Basilio! - Cecilia Bartoli
7. Act Two: Ah! Disgraziato Me! - Enrico Fissore
8. Act Two: Dunque Voi Don Alonso - Enrico Fissore
9. Act Two: Temporale - Orch Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna/Giuseppe Patane
10. Act Two: Alfine, Eccoci Qua - Leo Nucci
11. Act Two: Ah! Qual Colpo Inaspettato! - Cecilia Bartoli
12. Act Two: Ah! Disgraziati Noi! - Leo Nucci
13. Act Two: Di Si Felice Innesto - Leo Nucci

Customer Reviews:

Bartoli as Rosina...the beginning.......2007-02-05

We must not be to quick to judge Ms. Bartoli's instrument based soley on this recording. She was only twenty three at the time and shows remarkable skill for someone whose voice is, in essence, only about 10 years old. Here she sounds much more like a true mezzo-soprano than she does today, her tone is dark and full--quite different from the light, ringing, bell-like sound that we attribute to her today. She sounds a trifle strained at the top of her register, near B and C, but this is not where the meat of Rosina lies. Her sound is consistant in the troubling middle range and even does a fair job with the low Gs that litter the score. Her natural charm comes through in the scenes of the opera rather than in her solo line. She plays wonderfully with Leo Nucci, the great Italian "working-man" baritone of the 80s, here heard in his prime before he started taking on the heavier Verdi repertoire. The rest of the cast is exemplary and the wonderful nuances of the Italian language are brought to the fore by native speakers. This is a wonderful recording of a truly wonderful opera. I was most pleased to add it to my collection.

The Previous Review is wrong.......2005-09-24

The previous review that said Bartoli has no high notes is completely out of his mind. Not only does Bartoli have the high notes her role requires, but she also has everything else. SHe is one of the few exemplary Rosina's on record and far surpasses Callas or any other coloratura for that matter( Sill's being an exception just on sheer characterization). IN addition to this the rest of the cast is wonderful, although some may prefer Sherill Milnes. This recording is wonderful and should be a staple in any opera lover's library.

I like more Callas and De Los Angeles!.......2005-09-06

I' dont like this version, because Cecilia Bartoli is very good for sing dificult ornaments, but not very efficient in the high notes -in a lot of moments she shout and gasp-, and I think that her vibrato is, sometimes, excesive. I recomended Callas or Victoria De Los Angeles.

At last-a coloratura mezzo!.......2003-08-24

Let me confess, first of all, that I have never been convinced that Cecilia Bartoli deserves quite all the adulation she receives. Second, I have always had difficulty completely enjoying "The Barber of Seville" - and other Rossini operas - because of his passion for coloratura mezzos, common enough in his time but an almost extinct breed today. If a modern mezzo manages to get through the difficult coloratura passages without totally disgracing herself, she still sounds old enough to be Rosina's mother. Bartoli not only sails easily and delightfully through the hard stuff; she manages to sound like a young woman in the process. The rest of the cast is excellent, and, being almost completely Italian, puts a liitle more zing into the acting than non-italians can achieve. Hearing this has not only put it on my wishlist; it has made me reevaluate Bartoli.

Average customer rating: Rossini would be laughing! Try Another one ¡ WHAT A PERFORMANCE ! Best Digital version marvelous

Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia / Hagegard · Larmore · Giménez · Corbelli · Ramey · Frittoli · Lausanne OC · López-Cobos Gioachino Rossini , Jesus Lopez-Cobos , Jennifer Larmore , Hakan Hagegard , Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne , Samuel Ramey , Raúl Giménez , Alessandro Corbelli , Barbara Frittoli , and Leonard Graus Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Larmore, Jennifer | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Carmen / Sinopoli; Larmore, Moser, Gheorghiu, Ramey ASIN: B000000SGB Release Date: 1993-09-07

Tracks:

1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
2. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 1 Introduzione
3. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Cavatina
4. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Ehi, Fiorello
5. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Recitativo
6. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 2 Cavatina
7. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Recitativo
8. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 3 Canzone
9. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Recitavo
10. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 4 Duetto
11. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 5 Cavatina
12. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Recitativo
13. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 6 Aria
14. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - Recitativo
15. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 7 Duetto
16. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 8 Aria
17. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 8 Aria
18. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo Rectativo
19. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Primo - No. 9 Finale 1

Tracks:

1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Ecoo qua!... sempre un'istoria
2. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitatio
3. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 10 Duetto
4. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
5. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 11 Aria
6. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
7. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 12 Aretta
8. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
9. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 13 Quintetto
10. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
11. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 14 Aria
12. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
13. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Temporate
14. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
15. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 16 Terzetto
16. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Zitti, zitti
17. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
18. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 17 Recitativo strumentato
19. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 18 Aria
20. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - Recitativo
21. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Atto Secondo - No. 19 Finaletto II

Amazon.com

This is one of the best recordings of Barber currently available and definitely the winning newer version, the result of fine singing and outstanding ensemble work by the delightful mezzo- soprano Jennifer Larmore as a youthful Rosina, tenor Raul Gimenez as an Almaviva who can even handle the Count's long, difficult (and usually cut) final aria, "Cessa di piu resistere," and Hakan Hagegard as a delightful Figaro in good voice. Bass Samuel Ramey sings Basilio's aria with droll wickedness, while Alessandro Corbelli's Dr. Bartolo is a comic delight. Jesus Lopez-Cobos conducts with style and élan. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews:

Rossini would be laughing!.......2003-05-27

A reviewer for American Record Guide said that this recording is unfunny (I believe "dreary" was the word he used). I haven't the slightest idea what he means. On the contrary, this performance of Rossini's comic masterpiece, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, is delightful, simply because the singers are not TRYING to be funny. Instead, they and the orchestra under Lopez-Cobos carefully observe Rossini's dynamic and expression marks, and in doing so bring out the humor that Rossini wrote into the score. Consequently, this performance sounds the way that I believe Rossini himself, master of comic opera that he was, would have wanted it to sound. The singers are consistently outstanding. Haken Hagegard may not be an Italianate Figaro, but he is very likeable, displaying great personality in "Largo al factotum" and in the recitatives. Raul Gimenez, one of the finest Rossini tenors today, sings beautifully as Count Almaviva, exquisitely shading his voice in his two arias in the first scene and efortlessly handling "Cessa di piu resistere," his long aria at the end. Jennifer Larmore's Rosina is technically flawless, and she sings with a wonderfully light touch; her voice is always beautifully focused. Alessandro Corbelli isn't mentioned enough: he is simply one of the finest and subtlest "bassi-buffi" singing today. He really SINGS Bartolo (rather than "mugging"). And listen to his patter in "A un dottor della mia sorte"! Flawless! Expert Rossinian Samuel Ramey rounds out the cast as a superb Don Basilio, singing his aria, as the editorial reviewer pointed out, "with droll wickedness." To sum up, this is an outstanding modern recording of IL BARBIERE, with a cast and conductor who get the most out of this comic music. Rossini would be laughing!

Try Another one.......2001-02-04

I really didn't like this recording. I was expecting a great show, and it is not 10% of it. this recording has no attractives.

¡ WHAT A PERFORMANCE !.......2000-08-04

I recomend this recording to those who like hearing an exelent sound made by the singers and the orquestra, directed by the great Lopez-Cobos. I like very much Larmore's interpretation, she is one of the best bel canto mezzo sopranos, and her singing is better with Raul Gimenez by her side. Larmore's "una voce poco fa", it's outstanding. Enjoy this opera, interpretated by these fabulous artists.

Best Digital version.......1999-09-11

Outstanding set. Larmore never fails to amaze. Try "Una voce poco fa". True, she does show off a bit, but who cares? It is a stunning vocal display. Whenever I want to introduce someone to opera, I play this aria sung by Larmore because it is so amazing. Gimenez is one of the best Rossini tenors in the world today and he lives up to it on this record. Hagegard is also top notch. "Largo al factotum" jumps out of the speakers and he comes the closest to actually singing all the notes of anyone recently. The one caveat for this recording is the orchestra. I feel they don't support the cast strongly enough, or perhaps the sound engineers placed them too far back. Not enough orchestral bite. Otherwise outstanding.

marvelous.......1999-07-14

This recording was a revelation.The ensemble singing was superb and the conductor had some new readings of some of the best known music in the world.I found the most outstanding element of this recording to be the singing of Raul Gimenez.Especially in the last act.The difficult final section of the opera was delivered with sublime ease!Get this opera,and enjoy!

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Occhi da Orientale: Il Meglio Di Daniele Silvestri Daniele Silvestri Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Italian | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Uno Due Il Latitante ASIN: B000051TFS Release Date: 1997-10-20

Tracks:

1. Occhi Da Orientale
2. Il Flamenco Della Doccia
3. Voglia De Gridare
4. Idiota
5. Le Cose In Comune
6. L'Y10 Bordeaux
7. Frais Da Dimenticare
8. L'Uomo Col Megafono
9. Cohiba
10. Hold Me
11. Banalita
12. Amore Mio
13. Aria
14. Giro In Si
15. Cuore Di Cera
16. Testardo

Album Details

Compilation of Greatest Hits from Young Italian Singer. Daniele Silvestri was Born in 1968 in Rome and Debuted in 1994 with his First Self-titeled Album. In 1995 He Performed the Song 'l'uomo Col Megafono' During San Remo Festival.

Average customer rating: Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art Wonderfull Classic Renata

Classic Puccini Recordings Puccini , and Tebaldi Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Andrea Chenier The Complete Recordings, 1902-1920 (Box Set) Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Puccini: Turandot ASIN: B00006IU8W Release Date: 2003-03-11

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Italian Soprano Renata Tebaldi was One of the Most Important Post-war Sopranos to Tackle a Wide Range of Puccini Roles, and During the 1950s She Recorded Several Complete Opera Recordings. Some of the Operas were Recorded Twice — in Mono and Then in Stereo. Amongst Those which Tebaldi Committed to Disc in the Recording Studio on Two Occasions Must Be Included La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. It is the Earlier, Mono Recordings of These Two Operas which Are Included Here and They Reveal a Fresh-voiced Tebaldi in Recordings Which, Despite the Stereo Remakes, have Stood the Test of Time.

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Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art.......2005-09-29

This set covers the entire productive years of Tebaldi's recording career. Turandot, Butterfly and Boheme are from her earlier career while Tosca is from her later career. Since this Tosca recording is now out of print and is somewhat hard to find, this recording itself almost worth the cost of the set. In Turandot, you will find Tebaldi at her fresher voice, lovely and melting. Eventhough I would still rate Callas' first recorded Tosca as my first choice, this Tosca comes very close. Enjoy.

Wonderfull.......2005-08-19

Fantastic recordings at a very good price. Tebaldi and Del Monaco rule. You should definetely own this set.

Classic Renata.......2005-03-16

To say that these 12 disks contain some of the finest singing ever committed to disk is no exaggeration, but a simple statement of fact. Historical fact. In the 100 years (more or less) that Puccini operas have been around, only a few sopranos in each generation have been the equal of Renata Tebaldi. One cannot objectively say that anyone has surpassed her. Some opera lovers find her peerless in many of these performances. Personal tastes in singers vary, but no one ever sang these roles better. Few anywhere nearly so well. There is not a single note on any of these recordings that is not heartfelt to the core of her being. Like Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, she was luminous, gargantuan in her talent that personified an age. This is one of the great compilations.

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Il Meglio Di Quelli Della Notte Renzo Arbore Manufacturer: Warner Fonit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Renzo Swing Napoli Punto E A Capo Napoli Due Punti E A Capo L' Orchestra Italiana at Carnegie Hall 2005 Vintage... Ma Non Li Dimostra ASIN: B00005S1AL Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. Ma la Notte No
2. Materasso
3. It's Now or Never (O' Sole Mio)
4. Societa' Dei Magnaccioni
5. Tanto Pe' Canta'
6. Tango Della Gelosia
7. Una Ragazza in Due (Down Comes the Rain)
8. Figlio Unico (Trem das Onze)
9. Let's Twist Again
10. Cha Cha Cha Della Segretaria
11. Eso Es el Amor
12. Quando Vien la Sera
13. Non Partir
14. Maria Mari'

Average customer rating: Heere is something different

Napolitane: Villanelle arie moresche (1350-1570), Vol. 7 Manufacturer: Opus 111 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vivaldi: Concerti e Cantate ASIN: B00000I4KM Release Date: 1999-02-09

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Heere is something different.......2000-08-18

Vinci's buffo opera is given a warm and intriguing performance in this set. (The Gramophone review accompanying this listing is for some different work.) Though clearly early 18th century, the music has strong reminiscences of earlier traditions, and the work has quite a different mixing of orchestral and other accompaniment patterns from other comtemporary works with which I am familiar. The work exhibits a wide variety of mood and tone within the context of the opera buffa. By and large the singing is distinguished, though often with a rather harsh edge possibly representing the common nature of the drama and the Napolitan dialect. I enjoyed this set as much as I do recordings of Vivaldi. It is intriguing, different and well done,

Average customer rating: Great CD for the young Placido!

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Tracks:

1. Giulio Cesare: Svegliatevi nel cor
2. Don Giovanni: Il mio tesoro
3. Il Duca d'Alba: Inosservata, penetrava; Angelo casto e bel
4. La Juive: Rachel, quand du Seigneur
5. Luisa Miller: Oh! fede negar potessi; Quando le sere al placido
6. Lohengrin: In fernem Land
7. Simon Boccanegra: O inferno!; Sento avvampa
8. Eugene Onegin: Lenski's Aria
9. Le Villi: Torna ai felici di
10. Iris: Apri la tua finestra!
11. Werther: Pourquoi me reveiller?
12. Pagliacci: Recitar! Mentre preso; Vesti la giubba
13. L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
14. La boheme: Musette! O gioia della mia dimora; Testa adorata, non piu tornerai
15. Manon: Je suis seul!; Ah! fuyez, douce image

Tracks:

1. L'arlesiana: Lamento di Federico: E la solita storia
2. Martha: M'appari
3. La fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero
4. Rigoletto: La donna obile
5. Le Cid: Ah! tout est bien fini!; O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere
6. L'africana: Mi batte il cor; O Paradiso; Deh! ch'io ritorni
7. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intanto, amici, qua; Viva il vino spumeggiante
8. Faust: Quel trouble inconnu; Salut! demeure chaste et pure
9. Rigoletto: Questa o quella
10. La forza del destino: La vita E inferno; O, tu che in seno agli angeli
11. Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca
12. Turandot: Non piangere, Liu
13. La fanciulla del West: Una parola sola; Or son sei mesi
14. Gianni Schicchi: Avete torto!; Firenze e come un albero fiorito
15. Les pecheurs de perles: A cette voix quel trouble; Je crois entendre encore
16. Un ballo in maschera: Barcarola: Di' tu se fedele il flutto m'aspetta
17. Romeo et Juliette: L'amour! L'amour!; Ah! Leve-toi, soleil
18. La boheme: Non parlate cosi!; Io non ho che una povera stanzetta
19. Chatterton: Non saria meglio; Tu sola a me

Customer Reviews:

Great CD for the young Placido!.......2001-04-15

This CD features Placido Domingo, the best tenor of the world today, in his youth. It contains in their entirety the three opera aria recordings made by the big maestro for RCA:Romantic Arias (1968); Domingo Sings Caruso (1971) and La Voce d'Oro(1972). The CD includes then some of the greatest arias of the repertoire, including Wagner's "In fernem Land" from Lohengrin.

Domingo was less than 30 years old when he made these recordings. The high notes weren't that good especially the high C in "Salut demeure chaste et pure" from Faust. However, you can already be amazed by Domingo's wonderful technique in breathing control, which has now become a legend.

Overall, the CD is a must in every Operatic collection. It contains 35 arias, 2 Cds for about 15$! Don't Look, however, for Nessun Dorma or the 2 Tosca Arias...they're just not there!

And if you're looking for great arias by Domingo, I strongly recommend Bravo Domingo release by Deutshe Grammophon. You will really see this great tenor at his best.

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