Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)/ Bartoli, G. Quilico, Kuebler, Feller, R. Lloyd; Ferro/Schwetzingen Festival
by Michael Hampe, Claus Viller
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Actor: Carlos Feller, Cecilia Bartoli, David Kuebler, Gino Quilco, Robert LloydDirector: Claus Viller, Michael Hampe
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 157 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Arthaus Musik
Movie Reviews of Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)/ Bartoli, G. Quilico, Kuebler, Feller, R. Lloyd; Ferro/Schwetzingen Festival
Movie Review: Spirited and charming
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a sprightly and riotous take on The Barber. Its charm lies in the smooth integration of music, acting, and sets. It is there to entertain, and it sure does!
I am generally not a fan of `traditional' performances as the sets tend to be cluttered and the costumes unsexy. Or maybe it is just that many male singers look unappealing in tights... Whatever the usual problem may be, it is not present here. The singing honours do go to Cecilia Bartoli--not just for her impressive vocal abilities but equally for the uncanny temperamental match between the music and the performer. It feels as if Rossini wrote the part for her. But even more delightful is the even-keeled execution of the recording. No one singer is set up as the main 'star' and all get their well-deserved close-ups. They all have to play well together, and they do. In addition to the good chemistry between Rosina and the three men around her, the performance excites with a lovable ham of a Figaro, an appropriately handsome Almaviva (even in tights), plenty of playful camaraderie between those two, and, last but not least, a brilliantly acted Bartolo. Carlos Feller's portrayal of the buffoon is so hilarious it almost steals the show. All in all, great fun.
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Summary of Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)/ Bartoli, G. Quilico, Kuebler, Feller, R. Lloyd; Ferro/Schwetzingen Festival
Rossini was 24 years old when in 1816 he wrote his seventeenth opera and most renowned "buffa", The Barber of Seville, in barely three weeks. The accompanying recording is from the 1988 Schwetzinger Festspiele. The production by Michael Hampe, director of the Cologne Opera at that time, is distinguished by humorous direction of movement which never degenerated into slapstick. It aimed for a high tempo and abandoned the alienation effect to allow for an increasing exuberance in performance by the protagonists. Ezio Frigerios's stage settings are equally as appealing to the eye as Mauro Pagano's costumes, whose design consciously strengthens the comic impact of the characters. Resounding from the orchestra pit is an exceptionally defined, coherent and graceful performance of Rossini's composition. Gabriele Ferro appreciates how to effect subtle differentiations and in so doing strikes an ideal balance between the orchestra and the stage. The choir ensemble is first class, led by an irresistible Cecilia Bartoli.Art House & International DVD Video
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