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Rossini: II Barbiere di Siviglia.(Video Recording Review)
Bartoli, Kuebler, G. Quilico, Lloyd Feller; Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Choir of Cologne City Opera, Ferro. Schwetzingen, 1988. Arthaus Musik DVD 100 091 (Naxos, dist.), 157 mins., subtitled
This Barbiere dates from the tail end of an era when projected titles were not yet universal, and when it was still possible to see a traditional production in Germany. It neither plays down to the audience with excessive shtick nor invents a scenario irrelevant to that of the original work. The edition of the score used by conductor Gabriele Ferro includes recitatives often cut.
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