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ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville

Program: At the Opera
Aired: Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 6:00 pm
Hosted by Lisa Simeone

There may be no such thing as artistic perfection, but with The Barber of Seville Rossini surely came as close as anyone to creating a flawless operatic comedy.  At The Opera explores many of its finest moments through recordings featuring some of the best Rossini singers of all time, including Teresa Berganza, Leo Nucci, Juan Diego Flórez, and Maria Callas, to name just a few.

Featured Recordings:

Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
Alceo Galliera, conductor
(EMI 563310)
CAST: Maria Callas (Rosini); Luigi Alva (Count Almaviva); Tito Gobbi (Figaro); Fritz Ollendorff (Bartolo); Nicola Zaccaria (Basilio)

Giuseppe Patane, conductor
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale, Bologna
(London 425520)
CAST: Cecilia Bartoli (Rosini); William Matteuzzi (Count Almaviva); Leo Nucci (Figaro); Enrico Fissore (Bartolo); Paata Burchaladze (Basilio)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Claudio Abbado, conductor
(DG 457733)
CAST: Teresa Berganza (Rosini); Luigi Alva (Count Almaviva); Hermann Prey (Figaro); Enzo Dara (Bartolo); Paolo Montarsolo (Basilio)

Munich Radio Orchestra
Ralf Weikert, conductor
(Nightingale 004022)
CAST: Edita Gruberova (Rosini); Juan Diego Flórez (Count Almaviva); Vladimir Chernov (Figaro); Enric Serra (Bartolo); Francesco Ellera d'Artegna (Basilio)

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