In Parma, where audiences are considered the most discerning in all Italy, the benchmark for vocal artists is set traditionally high. Operagoers here are intimately familiar with the works of their...
Il Barbiere di Siviglia CECILIA BARTOLI - DVD - Rossini was 24 years old when he wrote his seventeenth opera and most renowned "buffa", The Barber of Seville, in barely three weeks. This recording is...
The 'sheer visual sophistication' of Annabel Arden's Barbiere serves 'a triumphant celebration of Rossini's musical genius', featuring de Niese's 'powerfully sung' Rosina, Burger's 'gale-force'...
Paired here are two of Rossini's best-loved operas in stunning Glyndebourne stagings showcasing the composer's threefold genius for comic storytelling, musical energy and vocal fireworks. Vladimir...
In a time when operas are often set to different contexts from the ones they were intended for, a philological production has its merits, representing both a rediscovery and a provocation. This...