Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Will Humburg, Sonia Ganassi, Ramon Vargas) [1993]

Posted By: Sowulo

Date: Sept. 19, 2015

The Naxos label has done a wonderful job of providing opera-lovers with inexpensive recordings of both repertory and rare operas. This recording of Rossini's perennial "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" sets a standard which will be hard to sustain. The orchestra, a group of players from the Hungarian State Opera, are lively and alert to the musical presentation desired by conductor Humburg. The soloists are, with few exceptions, wonderful. Roberto Servile in the title role is as good as modern baritones get in the role–he sings well and is having a marvelous time of it. Franco de Grandis sings splendidly as Don Basilio. Sonia Ganassi, singing Rosina, brings good coloratura technique to Rossini's sometimes fiendish writing, but somehow lacks those indefinable qualities which make a great Rosina. Ramon Vargas, however, is the real star of this set. In order to find a Count this well-sung, one must find the RCA recording with Cesare Valletti or the Decca with Ugo Benelli. Vargas has a larger, more tradition lyric tenor voice than either of his prestigious predecessors, but he sings the coloratura with exhilarating ease…even in the treacherous and oft-omitted "Cessa di piu resistere." A marvelous performance, and practically a steal at this rock-bottom price!

Performer:
Figaro – Roberto Servile
Rosina – Sonia Ganassi
Conte Almaviva – Ramon Vargas
Dr. Bartolo – Angelo Romero
Don Basilio – Franco de Grandis
Berta – Ingrid Kertesi
Fiorello – Kazmer Sarkany
Ambrogio – Laszlo Orban
Ufficiale – Ferencz Korpas
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest
Conductor – Will Humburg

Tracklisting:
CD1
01. Sinfonia
02. Atto I. N.1 Introduzione: Piano, pianissimo
03. Cavatina: Ecco, ridente in cielo
04. Seguito dell' Introduzione: Ehi, Fiorello
05. Recitativo: Gente indiscreta!
06. N.2 Cavatina: Largo al factotum della citta
07. Recitativo: Ah, ah! che bella vita!
08. Recitativo: Povera disgraziata!
09. N.3 Canzone: Se il mio nome saper voi bramate
10. Recitativo: Oh cielo!
11. N.4 Duetto: All'idea di quel metallo
12. Recitativo: Ev-viva il mio Padrone!
CD2
01. N.5 Cavatina: Una voce poco fa
02. Recitativo: Si, si, la vincero
03. Recitativo: Oh buon di, signorina!
04. Recitativo: Ah, disgraziato Figaro!
05. Recitativo: Ah! Barbiere d' Inferno
06. N.6 Aria: La calumnia e un venticello
07. Recitativo: Ah! che ne dite?
08. Recitativo : Ma bravi! ma benone!
09. N.7 Duetto: Dunque io son …
10. Recitativo: Ora mi sento meglio
11. N.8 Aria: A un dottor della mia sorte
12. Recitativo: Brontola quanto vuoi
13. Recitativo: Finora in questa camera
14. N.9 Finale I: Ehi, di casa! … buona gente!
15. Seguito del Finale I: Che cosa accadde
16. Seguito del Finale I: Fredda ed immobile
17. Stretta del Finale I: Ma, signor …
CD3
01. Atto II. Recitativo: Ma vedi il mio destino!
02. N.10 Duetto: Pace e gioia sia con voi
03. Recitativo: Insomma, mio signore
04. Recitativo: Venite, signorina
05. N.11 Aria: Contro un cor che accende amore
06. Recitativo: Bella voce! Bravissima!
07. N.12 Arietta: Quando mi sei vicina
08. Recitativo: Bravo, signor barbiere
09. N.13 Quintetto: Don Basilio!
10. Seguito del Quintetto: Buona sera, mio signore
11. Seguito del Quintetto: Stringi, bravissimo
12. Recitativo: Ah! disgraziato me! …
13. N.14 Aria: Il vecchiotto cerca moglie
14. Recitativo: Dunque voi Don Alonso
15. Recitativo: Per forza o per amore
16. N.15 Temporale
17. Recitativo: Alfine, eccoci qua
18. N.16 Terzetto: Ah! qual colpo inaspettato!
19. Recitativo: Ah disgraziati noi!
20. N.17 Recitativo strumentato: Il conte! ah che mai sento! …
21. Aria: Cessa di piu resistere
22. Recitativo: Insomma, io ho tutti i torti! …
23. N.18 Finaletto II: Di si felice innesto serbiam memoria eterna?

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