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| DVD Information |  | Rossini - II Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) / Abbado, Prey, Berganza, Alva | | | | UPC: 044007302194 | | Musicals & Performing Arts : Classical | | Amazon.com
Like all successfully filmed operas, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's 1974 film of his 1972 La Scala production of The Barber of Seville weaves its magic on multiple levels: naturalistic lighting and camera work that take the viewer to the heart of the action; wonderful casting and magnificent singing; singers who can act; and conducting (by Claudio Abbado) that simply revels in the richness of an extraordinarily vibrant and much-loved score.
Rossini's 1816 work, based on Beaumarchais's Figaro characters, is one of the great joys of comic opera, crammed with familiar arias and duets, all of which drive the galloping pace of the book without ever interrupting the plot. At the heart of the tale is Figaro (Hermann Prey, making the most of his trademark theme Largo al factotum) and the love triangle of Count Almaviva (a lusty Luigi Alva), the willful Rosina (Teresa Berganza at the peak of her mezzo-soprano powers), and her guardian with an ulterior motive Bartolo (Enzo Dara). --Piers Ford
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The DVD offers standard 4:3 full-screen format with a PCM Stereo soundtrack, producing a merely average viewing experience. Apart from a number of language subtitles there are no extras. (A history of the production would have been useful.) But these shortcomings, and the occasionally dull sound quality, are soon forgotten in the heat of the action. --Piers Ford | | | | Products related to "Rossini - II Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) / Abbado, Prey, Berganza, Alva" from Amazon.com | |
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