Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia / Florez, Bayo

Juan Diego Florez (Il Conte Almaviva), Maria Bayo (Rosina), Pietro Spagnoli (Figaro), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Basilio), Bruno Praticò (Dr Bartolo), Susana Cordón (Berta), Marcos Moncioa (Fiorello) Orchestra of the Teatro Real Madrid, Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) & Emilio Sagi (director)

BBC Music Magazine January 2006 **** “Emilio Sagi's production of Rossini's comedy starts off in black and white, with a hefty moon gleaming down on the streets of old Seville, and ends in colour, with the triumphant lovers lifting off in a balloon. …it's a fun-packed affair… in a staging that respects the spirit and often the letter of the original. Musically, it's an equally scrupulous edition, with conductor Gianluigi Gelmettie presiding over a first-rate chorus and orchestra and delectable principals.”

Price: $25.98