This is a partial discography of The Barber of Seville, an opera by Gioachino Rossini. The work was first performed on 20 February 1816, at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
| Year |
Cast
(Rosina,
Almaviva,
Figaro) |
Conductor
Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[1] |
| 1950 |
Giulietta Simionato,
Luigi Infantino,
Giuseppe Taddei |
Fernando Previtali,
Coro e Orchestra della Rai di Milano |
Audio CD: Warner Fonit
Cat: 5046 71224-2 |
| 1954 |
Antonietta Pastori,
Nicola Monti,
Rolando Panerai |
Carlo Maria Giulini,
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RAI |
Audio CD: Great Opera Performances Classics
Cat: G.O.P. 66.104 |
| 1957 |
Giulietta Simionato,
Alvinio Misciano,
Ettore Bastianini
|
Alberto Erede,
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Eloquence
Cat: 467 4112 |
| 1957 |
Maria Callas,
Luigi Alva,
Tito Gobbi |
Alceo Galliera,
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 3920462 |
| 1958 |
Roberta Peters,
Cesare Valletti,
Robert Merrill |
Erich Leinsdorf,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: RCA
Cat: BMG-RCA Victor
Cat: 09026-68552-2 |
| 1971 |
Teresa Berganza,
Luigi Alva,
Hermann Prey |
Claudio Abbado,
London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 457 7332 |
| 1974 |
Beverly Sills,
Nicolai Gedda,
Sherrill Milnes |
James Levine,
London Symphony Orchestra and the John Alldis Choir |
Audio CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 7243-5-85523 and
EMI "Classics for Pleasure" Cat: 3932762 |
| 1982 |
Marilyn Horne,
Paolo Barbacini,
Leo Nucci |
Riccardo Chailly,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
Audio CD: Fonit Cetra
Cat: CDC 30;
Warner Fonit 3984 29187-2 |
| 1982 |
Agnes Baltsa,
Francisco Araiza,
Thomas Allen |
Neville Marriner,
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Philips<cat: 446 448-2
Decca
Cat: 470 434-2 |
| 1987 |
Luciana Serra,
Rockwell Blake,
Bruno Pola |
Bruno Campanella,
Teatro Regio di Torino Orchestra and Chorus
(Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino, June) |
Audio CD: Nuova Era
Cat: 223299
House of Opera
Cat: CDBB 534 |
| 1988 |
Cecilia Bartoli,
William Matteuzzi,
Leo Nucci |
Giuseppe Patanè,
Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca
Cat: 425 520-2 |
| 1992 |
Kathleen Battle,
Frank Lopardo,
Plácido Domingo |
Claudio Abbado,
Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Chorus |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon,
Cat: 435 763-2GH2 |
| 1997 |
Edita Gruberová,
Juan Diego Flórez,
Vladimir Chernov |
Ralf Weikert,
Münchner Rundfunkorchester and Chorus
(Live performance) |
Audio CD: Nightingale Classics
Cat: NC 004022 |
- 1946: Corradi (Rosina); Tagliavini (Count); Gobbi (Figaro); Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Morelli (Conductor); a film by Mario Costa. Pickwick VHS
- 1959 Erika Köth (Rosina); Fritz Wunderlich (Count); Hermann Prey (Figaro); Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian State opera; Keilberth (Conductor). Sung in German. Legato Classics. VHS
- 1972: Berganza (Rosina); Alva (Count); Prey (Figaro); La Scala Chorus and Orchestra;Abbado (Conductor); Ponnelle (Director). DG VHS/DVD
- 1982: Ewing (Rosina); Cossotti (Count); Rawnsley (Figaro); Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Orchestra; Cambrelling (Conductor); Cox (Director);Heather (Video Director). Castle VHS/Warner DVD
- Battle (Rosina); Blake (Count); Nucci (Figaro); Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Weikert (Conductor); Cox (Director); Large (Video Director) DG VHS/DVD
- 1988: Bartoli (Rosina); Kuebler (Count); Quilico (Figaro); Cologne Opera Chorus/Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ferro (Conductor); Hampe (Director; Viller (Video Director). RCA VHS/Art Haus Musik DVD
- 1992: Larmore (Rosina); Croft (Count); Malis (Figaro); Netherlands Opera; Zedda (Conductor); Hulscher (Director). Image DVD
- 2008: Rinat Shaham (Rosina); Francesco Meli (Count); Roberto Frontali (Figaro); Antonino Fogliani (Conductor); Bepi Morassi (Director); Orchestra and chorus of Teatro La Fenice di Venezia. Dynamic (record label) Cat.33597
- 2010: Di Donato (Rosina); Florez (Almaviva); Spagnoli (Figaro); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus; Antonio Pappano (Conductor). Virgin Classics. DVD.
References [edit]
- Notes
- Sources
- Burton D. Fisher's The Barber of Seville (Opera Classics Library Series)
