Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2001)
Live performance from Zürich Opera House, 2001. “Vesselina Kasarova’s Rosina turned this Barber into a major event. Pearling coloratura, endless resources of vocal colour and nuance and phenomenal acting versatility became mere means to an end: that of making Rosina into a human being of flesh and blood, with heart, humour and considerable brains.
Directors: Grischa Asagaroff, Felix Breisach.
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Vesselina Kasarova as Rosina |
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Reinaldo Macias as Count Almaviva, alias Lindoro |
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Manuel Lanza as Figaro |
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Carlos Chausson as Doctor Bartolo |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov as Don Basilio |
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Elizabeth Magnuson as Berta |
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Valeriy Murga as Fiorello / An officer of the law |
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Kenneth Robertson as Ambrogio |
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Nello Santi as Conductor |
| Directing | Grischa Asagaroff | Director |
| Directing | Felix Breisach | Director |
| Sound | Gioachino Rossini | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Cesare Sterbini | Writer |