Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Ma, Signor' (Act I Finale)

Act I finale from Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia." Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Peter Mattei, John Del Carlo, John Relyea, Claudia Waite. Conductor: Maurizio Benini. Production: Bartlett Sher (2006). 2006-07 season.

[tonylamberti]

I WAS AT THE MET FOR THIS WONDERFUL PRODUCTION OF THE BARBIERE WHAT CAST OF SINGERS IT WAS OUTSTANDING...IT WAS A GREAT SATURDAY OF FUN MUSIC...THANKS

[nubiasc]

This is my favorite part of the opera! I love Rossini!!!!

[kaholee]

Mad respect for anyone who have the gut to do this!

[dariorocco]

Da brividi, davvero perfetto! Grazie, Metropolitan

[delroyroberts]

This is Rossini at his greatest. The tempo is perfect.

[Whosthatboyalex]

This Barbiere Is one of the best i've ever seen

[ancientmariner]

This is especially brilliant, the stage business is so excruciatingly funny

[MATTHEWSCHUBRING]

Just about the only time in all of opera where the maid gets to shine with a pair of high Cs, and this maid does a terrific job of it!

[JWP]

I would do anything for a DVD of this amazing performance!

[misssophie]

This version of Il Barbiere is so perfect, my three favourite singers on the same stage and I also really liekd the staging/ production. The version from Covent Garden with Florez and DiDonato is also a favourite of mine, I would not be able to choose between the two, but luckily I don't have to :-). Such amazing singing! JDF is the definite Almaviva for me.

[lplp]

UN FINALE STREPITOSO, SCOPPIETTANTE, COINVOLGENTE E DI GRANDE BRAVURA.

[paoloveronese]

Grandissima interpretazione, fenomenale

[owcopies]

I like this version very much because you basically can just hear John del Carlo (my favourite basso buffo) and sometimes Joyce di Donato

[cdv]

I wish the Met would release this performance on DVD.

[Fede]

Rossini irrangiungibile per chiunque su questo pianeta.

[miamipaul]

This is a good one, but I still believe the gold standard is the Met's performance from 1958 on RCA with Robert Merrill as Figaro and Roberta Peters as Rosina. That recording is well worth seeking out.

[christineturner]

So difficult! So much going on at one time. I wonder how they all concentrate so well.

[ephraimshavit]

Wow
See the version at the Covent Garden which the same and Spagnjoliili and Papano
Bloody keyboard.

[tatataBe]

Picolo picolo flauta and Kontrabass is my favorite instruments.

[nattie-k]

Some negative comments on this fabulous performance reminds me Don Bartolo reaction on Rosina’s Contro un cor aria))) I wish I could be there, that was so much of energy in every note!