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Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) -- Stuttgart [DVD] [1988]

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Actors: Gino Quilico, Cecilia Bartoli, David Kuebler, Carlos Feller, Robert Lloyd
Format: Classical, Full Screen, PAL
Language English, German, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: Exempt
Studio: ARTHAUS
DVD Release Date: 6 Mar 2001
Run Time: 157 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005AWGW
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,313 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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The point of a good production of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia is to have a Rosina and a Figaro who will knock your socks off in their respective arias, while holding back enough in all those crescendo ensembles in which the farce plot reaches its several culminations that the other stars get a chance to shine too. Cecilia Bartoli and Gino Quilico give full-blooded enough performances when on stage by themselves that self-effacement seems far from imminent, yet both are capable of less, and give it when it is needed. Of the others, David Kuebler is an attractively raffish Almaviva, while Robert Lloyd turns Basilio into a memorable cameo. Gabriele Ferro is one of the most intelligent of Rossini conductors--he understands the relationship between the pulse of the music and its dramatic function, and he is also outstanding in the delicacy of phrasing, even in climaxes, that ensures that every voice, every instrument, gets the moment of glory Rossini intended. Michael Hampe's solid reliable unfussy production keeps everything moving without drawing attention to itself.

The DVD has subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, as well as trailers for other Arthaus Musik discs. --Roz Kaveney

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4:3 Full Frame
English\French\German\Italian\Spanish

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bartoli as enjoyable as ever, 31 Jan 2002

By	Erik Aleksander Moe "riddion" (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a performance that for me contains so much delight it almost ends too soon.
To start off with the star of it, Cecilia Bartoli. From the famous aria in act 1 scene 2, she enthralls the audience. It is refreshing to hear Bartoli's great range taken into full advantage here. Her charm and comedic touched are also very evident.

Now for the male stars. Almaviva is played by David Kuebler who is a joy to see from the first moment. When you look at him you have to smile and even laugh at his comic face when he is disguised as the drunken soldier and Basilio's assistant. His singing is nothing less than great either. Both the comedic acting and the singing are joined perfectly. Equally impressive is the Figaro of Gino Quilico, singing the famous entrance aria in scene 1 with so much style, charm and tonal splendor, that you know that this going to very entraining, even before Bartoli knocks you futher off with her aria in the next scene. Carlos Feller's Bartoli is nothing short of brilliant. What he misses in steady tone, as the others have, the makes up in acting. He really lives the part he is playing fully. And then there is Robert Lloyd's Basilio, who sings his famous aria with so much style and dark tones that he reminds me of the wonderful Feodor Chaliapin. He too plays the role he is playing fully.

Gabriele Ferro is the conductor who put the whole performance together. He leaves the solists room to do their natural comic touches that is fully in line with their characters and at the same time having a firm timing on the orchestra and phrasing it perfectly.

This is without a doubt a virtually perfect performance of one the funniest operas and I highly recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very polished traditional interpretation., 11 Jan 2002

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The opera is performed in a small theatre in Germany and is a traditional performance, with Cecilia Bartoli at her best. I have seen this opera a few times on stage and it can be over the top trivialised opera buffa, but this version has the balance right. Usually enjoyable, but this interpretation showed the opera it at its best.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fine ensemble performance, 4 Aug 2007

By	GeeJayBee (Cardiff) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is a highly enjoyable, well sung and performed version of this staple of the opera repertoire. All the cast give creditable performances, however my personal taste is for Rosina to be sung by a soprano with a slightly lighter voice than Cecilia Bartole's low mezzo. She demonstrates terrific range but I find her rather rich, full and a little deep vocally.
However if Cecilia Bartoli is more to your taste then I am sure you find this a 5 star offering.

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