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).

Sung in Italian with English, French, German, Japanese and Korean subtitles

‘…conductor Enrique Mazzola gets Rossini’s music to sizzle.’ - The Financial Times

‘No singer-actor alive can compete with Alessandro Corbelli’s high-octane incarnation of the cuckolded Dr Bartolo.’ - The Independent

Cast:
- Rosina: Danielle de Niese
- Dr Bartolo: Alessandro Corbelli
- Figaro: Björn Bürger
- Count Almaviva: Taylor Stayton
- Basilio: Christophoros Stamboglis
- Berta: Janis Kelly

Stage director: Annabel Arden

Extra features: Opera al dente - The Making of Il barbiere di Siviglia, Director's Commentary and a cast gallery

Running time: 172 minutes
Sound format: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Surround