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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Rossini's masterpiece is my favourite opera and I have seen many versions, some good, some ok, and, rarely, some absolutely SUBLIME.....this Royal Opera House production definitely fits the latter description. Famous for the accident to the leading lady, Joyce Di Donato who badly injured her foot and true to the 'show must go on tradition' continued the run with the staging amended to accomodate her wheelchair bound performance. We must feel very lucky that she did continue, as her Rosina is perfection,voice soaring and character filled with all the capriciousness that Rosina is famous for. Under 'Maestro' Pappano's baton the music races along beautifully and the rest of the cast make for a wonderfully uplifting performance. Juan Diego Florez? what more can one say about this superb Bel Canto singer? His Almaviva is vital, energetic, funny, emotional. The peerless Alessandro Corbelli makes a hugely amusing Don Basillio, Rosina's cunning guardian, bringing every bit of his vast experience to the fore. As Don Bartolo, Feruccio Furlanetto is magnificent...so creepy and so hilarious.
So to the 'barber' himself.....Pietro Spagnoli......From his impressive entrance, along the aisles, seeking out audience members as prospective customers, this Figaro is vital,up for the main chance, a dealer, a mover and shaker. Spagnoli has a wonderfully rich voice and perfect comic timing. The opera is a great ensemble piece and the whole cast interact with one another, quite obviously enjoying themselves and providing an evening of pure class and great enjoyment. Uplifting, funny, absolutely awesome.
So to the 'barber' himself.....Pietro Spagnoli......From his impressive entrance, along the aisles, seeking out audience members as prospective customers, this Figaro is vital,up for the main chance, a dealer, a mover and shaker. Spagnoli has a wonderfully rich voice and perfect comic timing. The opera is a great ensemble piece and the whole cast interact with one another, quite obviously enjoying themselves and providing an evening of pure class and great enjoyment. Uplifting, funny, absolutely awesome.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A great night at the opera. Joyce Didonato (perhaps the world's best Rosina at the moment) giving an outstanding performance, with a magnificent cast. She had broken her leg on the first night, and carried on, in this performance from a wheelchair, butwith her acting and singing unimpaired.
This is a piece of opera history, but also a splendidly enoyable production.
This is a piece of opera history, but also a splendidly enoyable production.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
really good production,the lead soprano Joyce Didanato had broken a bone in her foot the previous evening ,she continued the subsequent performance in a wheelchair at the front of the stage which was very different,the whole cast had to improvise to keep her character fully involved, ,The whole cast were excellent a real treat,will watch it many times,
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This was the first time I had seen this opera,and enjoyed the music and acting very much. I was aware that Joyce DiDonato was confined to a wheelchair for her performance;... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Cybertog
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An absolute travesty! One sympathises with Ms Didonato for breaking her leg and perhaps the audience pitied her enough to tolerate her performing in a wheelchair but while the... Read more
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Published 23 months ago by Katie G
Almost perfect... but no cigar
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Published 23 months ago by Shimon Schieber
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Have been veryill - not yet played, but looking forwards to doing so, very much., Thank you.
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