Il Barbiere di Siviglia : an opera buffa in two acts /

"The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution (Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione) is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy Le Barbier de...

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Main Author:	Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Singer), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Other Authors:	Ferretti, Jacopo, 1784-1852 (Librettist), Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799, De Niese, Danielle (Singer), Stayton, Taylor (Singer), Bürger, Björn (Singer), Corbelli, Alessandro (Singer), Stamboglis, Christophoros (Singer), Kelly, Janis, 1954- (Singer), Mazzola, Enrique (Conductor)
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in Italian; with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Japanese, or Korean.
Published:	[London] : Opus Arte, 2018.
Subjects:	Figaro > (Fictitious character) > Drama. Barbers > Spain > Seville > Drama. Operas. Filmed performances. Feature films. Concert films.

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Summary:	"The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution (Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione) is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy Le Barbier de Séville (1775). Rossini's opera recounts the events of the first of the three plays by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais that revolve around the clever and enterprising character named Figaro, the barber of the title."--Wikipedia.
Item Description:	Originally issued as part of the special box set "Rossini: two classic operas" published by Opus Arte in 2018 to mark the 150th anniversary of Gioachino Rossini's death. Title from opening/end credits. Booklet (30 pages ; color illustrations) with program notes, synopsis, an interview with Annabel Arden, and essay by Nicolas Till (all in original English and in French and German translations) inserted in container. Extra features include conductor Enrique Mazzola's commentary, with Danielle di Niese; Opera al dente: the making of Il Barbiere di Siviglia; cast galleries.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (30 pages ; 15 cm).
Format:	Blu-ray disc, all regions ; 1080i HD, aspect ratio: 16:9; LPCM 2.0 stereo or DTS-HD Master Audio sound formats ; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Madjid Hakimi; designer, Joanna Parker; director of movement, Toby Sedgwick; lighting designer, James Farncombe; executive producer, George Bruell ; video editing, Dave Fricker.