"The Barber of Seville"
by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

Excerpts - Libretto and Music, with Narration by Ira Ross

CD Cover - The Barber of Seville

  • Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is the classic comic opera with magnificent music and a delightful story.
  • The musical performance on the CD is outstanding, with an excellent cast of singers and a marvelous conductor and orchestra.
  • Cast:
    • Figaro - Roberto Servile, baritone
    • Rosina - Sonia Ganassi, mezzo-soprano
    • Count Almaviva - Ramon Vargas, tenor
    • Don Bartolo - Angelo Romero, bass
    • Don Basilio - Franco de Grandis, bass
    • Berta - Ingrid Kertesi, mezzo-soprano
  • Will Humburg, conductor
  • Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest
  • Hungarian Radio Chorus
  • The CD is 47 minutes long and contains 31 tracks of narration and musical excerpts including:
    • Overture
    • "Ecco ridente in cielo"
      • Lo, in the smiling sky
    • "Largo al factotum della citta!"
      • Make way for the factotum of the city!
    • "All'idea di quel matallo"
      • At the idea of this metal
    • "Una voce poco fa"
      • The voice I heard just now
    • "La calunnia e un venticello"
      • Slander is a little breeze
    • "Dunque io son"
      • Then I am the one
    • "Fredda ed immobile"
      • Cold and motionless
    • "Zitto tu! Oh, non piu!"
      • Silence all! That's enough!
    • "Pace e gioia sia con voi"
      • Peace and happiness be with you
    • "Buona sera, mio signore"
      • Well, good night, dear sir
    • "Il suo travestimento?"
      • In his disguise?
    • "Temporale"
      • The thunderstorm
    • "Ah! qual colpo inaspettato!
      • Oh, what unexpected bliss!
    • Finale - "Di si felice innesto serbiam memoria eterna"
      • May love and faith eternal
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