Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Enzo Dara (Bartolo), Paolo Montarsolo (Basilio), Stefania Malagù (Berta), Renato Cesari (Fiorello), Luigi Roni (Un Ufficiale)
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Building a Library, December 2001, Mid-Price Choice
Abbado's 1971 Barber is undoubtedly my favourite recording of [Barber] - not least for Teresa Berganza's tangy Rosina (spirited but never arch) and Luigi Alva's stylish, nimble Lindoro. Abbado's...
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Enzo Dara (Bartolo), Paolo Montarsolo (Basilio), Stefania Malagù (Berta), Renato Cesari (Fiorello), Luigi Roni (Un Ufficiale)
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Awards:
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Building a Library, December 2001, Mid-Price Choice
Abbado's 1971 Barber is undoubtedly my favourite recording of [Barber] - not least for Teresa Berganza's tangy Rosina (spirited but never arch) and Luigi Alva's stylish, nimble Lindoro. Abbado's...
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Contents and tracklist
- Luigi Alva (tenor), Renato Cesari (bass), John McCarthy (chorus master), Theodor Guschlbauer (cembalo), Barna Kováts (guitar), Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Hermann Prey (baritone), Enzo Dara (baritone), Paolo Montarsolo (bass), Stefania Malagù (mezzo-soprano), Luigi Roni (bass)
- London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 1971-09-11
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
"Largo al factotum" - "Ah, ah! che bella vita!" (Figaro / Figaro, Conte, Rosina, Bartolo)
Track length10:52
"Una voce poco fa" - "Sì, sì, la vincerò" (Rosina / Rosina, Figaro, Bartolo, Basilio)
Track length9:39
"La calunnia è un venticello" - "Ah! che ne dite?" (Basilio / Basilio, Bartolo, Figaro, Rosina)
Track length7:43
Recitativo: "Finora in questa camera" - No.9 Finale I: "Ehi, di casa!... buona gente!..."
Track length9:12
"Ma vedi il mio destino!" - "Pace e gioia sia con voi" - "Insomma, mio Signore" (Bartolo / Conte, Bartolo / Bartolo, Conte, Rosina)
Track length6:37
"Contro un cor che accende amore" - "Bella voce! Bravissima!" (Rosina, Conte / Conte, Rosina, Bartolo)
Track length5:07
"Quando mi sei vicina" - "Bravo, signor barbiere" (Bartolo / Bartolo, Figaro, Rosina, Conte)
Track length3:30
No.13 Quintetto: "Don Basilio!" - Recitativo: "Ah! Disgraziato me!"-Recitativo: "Che vecchio sospettoso!"
Track length11:40
"Il vecchiotto cerca moglie" - "Dunque voi Don Alonso" (Berta / Bartolo, Basilio, Rosina)
Track length4:04
"Ah! qual colpo inaspettato!" - "Ah, disgraziati noi!" (Rosina, Figaro, Conte / Figaro, Conte, Rosina, Basilio, Bartolo, Ufficiale)
Track length8:42
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Awards and reviews
May 2014
Abbado's 1971 Barber is undoubtedly my favourite recording of [Barber] - not least for Teresa Berganza's tangy Rosina (spirited but never arch) and Luigi Alva's stylish, nimble Lindoro. Abbado's pacing of the famous 'Rossini crescendos', particularly in the long Act One finale, is masterly, and though it's a studio recording the wit and charm of the entire undertaking leaps out of the speakers.
