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Gioacchino Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
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Gioacchino Rossini was only 23 years old when he wrote what was to become his most famous opera, composed after the scandalous eponymous play by Beaumarchais. Il Barbiere di Siviglia premiered in Rome in 1816: an innovative work, fuIl of sophistication and finesse that first intrigued the ItaIian pubIic, before winning over the entire peninsula and the rest of the worId. The opera dispIays with great clarity the essence of the Rossinian revoIution: situation comedy, sharp criticism of social hypocrisy, together with a witty musicaI styIe, the glory of belcanto, and the contagious energy of assertive melodic Iines. With the adventures of the factotum Figaro and his master Almaviva, looking to seduce the beautifuI Rosina and steal her away from the oId BartoIo ; through the endIess criss-crossing of this lovers chase, Rossini was to begin a new chapter in Italian opera, and forge a new brand that shaped the musicaI Iandscape of the 19th century. For this reprisal of Hugo de Anas famous staging at the Arena di Verona, Rossinis masterpiece is conducted by Maestro Daniel Oren. ItaIian baritone Leo Nucci, a true connoisseur of the part, is a boastfuI and virtuoso Figaro, while soprano Nino Machaidze et tenor Dmitry Korchak are perfect as the not-so-candid Iovers around whom the opera revolves. And who better than ltaIian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, who shines in the «Calunnia» aria, for the part of Basilio ? |
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