Opus Arte's video: Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia Glyndebourne

The ‘sheer visual sophistication’ of Annabel Arden’s Barbiere serves ‘a triumphant celebration of Rossini’s musical genius’, featuring de Niese’s ‘powerfully sung’ Rosina, Bürger’s ‘gale-force’ Figaro and Stayton’s ‘pure and mellifluous’ Almaviva – a leading trio ‘musically and dramatically beyond compare’ (The Independent ★★★★★). Contributing to the ‘ensemble precision’, the rest of the cast includes a ‘scene-stealing’ Berta in Kelly, a ‘suavely unctuous’ Basilio from Stamboglis and Corbelli’s Bartolo, ‘an object lesson in comic understatement’ (The Guardian). With Enrique Mazzola at the helm of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘the score bubbles along on a Puckish current of merry mischief’ (The Telegraph). Rosina: Danielle de Niese Dr Bartolo: Alessandro Corbelli Figaro: Björn Bürger Count Almaviva: Taylor Stayton Basilio: Christophoros Stamboglis Berta: Janis Kelly London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Chorus Director: Annabel Arden Conductor: Enrique Mazzola Catalogue numbers: OA1238D (DVD) / OABD7218D (BLU-RAY) Release Date - June 2017 More information here: DVD - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OA1238D Blu-Ray - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OABD7218D DVD and Blu-Ray available now: Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2OnBAm6 Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/2OXMcHT Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2PAIcKm Royal Opera House Shop - http://bit.ly/2yFRCwX Presto - http://bit.ly/2PxVx6b MDT - http://bit.ly/2Acjlay Europadisc - http://bit.ly/2PydTE5