The Barber of Seville discography
This is a partial discography of The Barber of Seville, an opera by Gioachino Rossini. The work was first performed on 20 February 1816, at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
Audio
| Year | Cast (Rosina, Almaviva, Figaro, Bartolo, Basilio, Berta, Fiorello) |
Conductor Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Malvina Pereira, Edoardo Taliani, Ernesto Badini | Carlo Sabajno, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano | Audio : HMV HMV S 5110-5138 |
| 1929 | Mercedes Capsir, Dino Borgioli, Riccardo Stracciari, Salvatore Baccaloni, Aristide Baracchi, Cesira Ferrari, Attilio Bordonali | Lorenzo Molajoli, La Scala Theatre Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Grammofono 2000 Cat: 7872223 |
| 1950 | Giulietta Simionato, Luigi Infantino, Giuseppe Taddei, Carlo Badioli, Antonio Cassinelli, Renata Broilo, ?? | Fernando Previtali, Coro e Orchestra della Rai di Milano | Audio CD: Warner Fonit Cat: 5046 71224-2 |
| 1954 | Antonietta Pastori, Nicola Monti, Rolando Panerai | Carlo Maria Giulini, Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RAI | Audio CD: Great Opera Performances Classics Cat: G.O.P. 66.104 |
| 1957 | Giulietta Simionato, Alvinio Misciano, Ettore Bastianini | Alberto Erede, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Decca Eloquence Cat: 467 4112 |
| 1957 | Maria Callas, Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi | Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 3920462 |
| 1958 | Roberta Peters, Cesare Valletti, Robert Merrill | Erich Leinsdorf, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: RCA Victor Cat: RCA Victor Cat: 09026-68552-2 |
| 1964 | Teresa Berganza, Ugo Benelli, Manuel Ausensi | Silvio Varviso, Orchestra Rossini di Napoli and Chorus | Audio CD: Decca Cat: 452 5912 |
| 1971 | Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Hermann Prey | Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 457 7332 |
| 1974 | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Sherrill Milnes | James Levine, London Symphony Orchestra and the John Alldis Choir | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 7243-5-85523 and EMI "Classics for Pleasure" Cat: 3932762 |
| 1982 | Marilyn Horne, Paolo Barbacini, Leo Nucci | Riccardo Chailly, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan | Audio CD: Fonit Cetra Cat: CDC 30; Warner Fonit 3984 29187-2 |
| 1982 | Agnes Baltsa, Francisco Araiza, Thomas Allen | Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus | Audio CD: Philips Cat: 446 448-2 Decca Cat: 470 434-2 |
| 1987 | Luciana Serra, Rockwell Blake, Bruno Pola | Bruno Campanella, Teatro Regio di Torino Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino, June) | Audio CD: Nuova Era Cat: 223299 |
| 1988 | Cecilia Bartoli, William Matteuzzi, Leo Nucci | Giuseppe Patanè, Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Decca Cat: 425 520-2 |
| 1992 | Kathleen Battle, Frank Lopardo, Plácido Domingo | Claudio Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Chorus | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 435 763-2GH2 |
| 1997 | Edita Gruberová, Juan Diego Flórez, Vladimir Chernov | Ralf Weikert, Münchner Rundfunkorchester and Chorus (Live performance) | Audio CD: Nightingale Classics Cat: NC 004022 |
Video
- 1946: Corradi (Rosina); Tagliavini (Count); Gobbi (Figaro); Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Morelli (Conductor); a film by Mario Costa. Pickwick VHS
- 1947: Jourfier (Rosine); Amade (Count); Bussonnet (Figaro); Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique, André Cluytens; directed by Jean Loubignac. Sung in French. Codo-Cinéma.
- 1959: Erika Köth (Rosina); Fritz Wunderlich (Count); Hermann Prey (Figaro); Hans Hotter (Basilio); Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian State opera; Keilberth (Conductor). Sung in German. Legato Classics. VHS
- 1972: Berganza (Rosina); Alva (Count); Prey (Figaro); La Scala Chorus and Orchestra;Abbado (Conductor); Ponnelle (Director). DG VHS/DVD
- 1982: Ewing (Rosina); Cossotti (Count); Rawnsley (Figaro); Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Orchestra; Cambrelling (Conductor); Cox (Director);Heather (Video Director). Castle VHS/Warner DVD
- 1988: Bartoli (Rosina); Kuebler (Count); Quilico (Figaro); Cologne Opera Chorus/Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ferro (Conductor); Hampe (Director; Viller (Video Director). RCA VHS/Art Haus Musik DVD
- 1989: Battle (Rosina); Blake (Count); Nucci (Figaro); Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Weikert (Conductor); Cox (Director); Large (Video Director) DG VHS/DVD
- 1992: Larmore (Rosina); Croft (Count); Malis (Figaro); Netherlands Opera; Zedda (Conductor); Hulscher (Director). Image DVD
- 2008: Rinat Shaham (Rosina); Francesco Meli (Count); Roberto Frontali (Figaro); Antonino Fogliani (Conductor); Bepi Morassi (Director); Orchestra and chorus of Teatro La Fenice di Venezia. Dynamic (record label) Cat.33597
- 2010: Di Donato (Rosina); Florez (Almaviva); Spagnoli (Figaro); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus; Antonio Pappano (Conductor). Virgin Classics. DVD.
References
- Notes
- Sources
- Burton D. Fisher's The Barber of Seville (Opera Classics Library Series)
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