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This is a Barbiere "di qualità, di qualità": in fact, of very great quality indeed, from Deutsche Grammophon. Recorded in London in the summer of 1971, it is one of the first meetings of Claudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra. It is also the first of Alberto Zedda's philological editions of Rossini's works, whose scores have been covered over by inherited errors for over a century. Getting rid of the additions which have, quite wrongly, become traditional, means restoring certain interruptions and the fine instrumentation of the period; and above all, singing and playing without exaggerations, thanks to an innate sense for the theatre. It's a spot of spring cleaning which has restored the youth of the 24-year-old composer's masterpiece.
Bravo, signor barbiere, ma bravo! It is a dream record, with singers who are well-versed in the repertoire. Everyone is right where they need to be, from Teresa Berganza's wiley and cheeky Rosina, to the refined and hard-working Figaro played by Hermann Prey, via Luigi Alva's frivolous Count and the utterly ridiculous Basilio played by the outrageous Paolo Montarsolo. We're amused by their antics, as we admire the well-oiled and unstoppable machine of Rossini's theatre, under the unceasingly inventive and thrilling baton of Claudio Abbado. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I (Gioachino Rossini)
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Renato Cesari, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Renato Cesari, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Barna Kováts, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Stefania Malagu, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Luigi Roni, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Stefania Malagu, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Luigi Roni, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Stefania Malagu, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act II (Gioachino Rossini)
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Stefania Malagu, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Stefania Malagu, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Luigi Roni, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Theodor Guschlbauer, Cembalo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Enzo Dara, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCarthy, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Paolo Montarsolo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hermann Prey, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Berganza, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alberto Zedda, Contributor, Work Editor - Luigi Alva, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Stefania Malagu, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gernot Westhaeuser, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Faust, Producer - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Christa Conrad, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
This is a Barbiere "di qualità, di qualità": in fact, of very great quality indeed, from Deutsche Grammophon. Recorded in London in the summer of 1971, it is one of the first meetings of Claudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra. It is also the first of Alberto Zedda's philological editions of Rossini's works, whose scores have been covered over by inherited errors for over a century. Getting rid of the additions which have, quite wrongly, become traditional, means restoring certain interruptions and the fine instrumentation of the period; and above all, singing and playing without exaggerations, thanks to an innate sense for the theatre. It's a spot of spring cleaning which has restored the youth of the 24-year-old composer's masterpiece.
Bravo, signor barbiere, ma bravo! It is a dream record, with singers who are well-versed in the repertoire. Everyone is right where they need to be, from Teresa Berganza's wiley and cheeky Rosina, to the refined and hard-working Figaro played by Hermann Prey, via Luigi Alva's frivolous Count and the utterly ridiculous Basilio played by the outrageous Paolo Montarsolo. We're amused by their antics, as we admire the well-oiled and unstoppable machine of Rossini's theatre, under the unceasingly inventive and thrilling baton of Claudio Abbado. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 02:18:23
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Teresa Berganza Luigi Alva Hermann Prey London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado
- Composer: Gioachino Rossini
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical Opera
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