The barber of Seville
Summary
Figaro, the title character, is a matchmaker and man about town as well as a barber. He devises a way to get Rosina to marry Almaviva instead of her guardian, to whom she is already engaged. Taken from performances in July 2009 at London's Royal Opera House, this DVD sees Joyce DiDonato perform her... Full description
Summary: |
Figaro, the title character, is a matchmaker and man about town as well as a barber. He devises a way to get Rosina to marry Almaviva instead of her guardian, to whom she is already engaged. Taken from performances in July 2009 at London's Royal Opera House, this DVD sees Joyce DiDonato perform her role in a wheelchair after she broke her fibula during an earlier show. |
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Item Description: |
Virgin Classics: 50999 694581 9 4 (50999 628704 9 8, 50999 628705 9 7). Melodramma buffa in two acts; libretto after: Le barbier de Séville / Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Title from opening screen credits. Ed. performed edited by Patricia B. Brauner: Bärenreiter ; London : Performed by arrangement with Faber Music. Release date: Apr. 20, 2010. |
Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD 9; NTSC, region-free; aspect ratio 16:9; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround sound format. |
Production Credits: |
Stage directors, Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier ; set designs, Christian Fenouillat ; costume designs, Agostino Cavalca ; lighting design, Christophe Forey; produced by Frances Whitaker ; directed for the screen by David Stevens ; a Royal Opera House production. |