Rossini's masterpiece Il barbiere di Siviglia is a fast-paced, thrilling opera featuring a lot of popular arias. Staged by Herbert Fritsch as a colourful, turbulent, diversely choreographed piece it is extraordinary musical theatre: "A feast for the ears against a colourful backdrop" (DLF Kultur) "With largely sensational musical performances" (Kurier). Juan Diego Flórez "fulfils all expectations of a Rossini singer in a class of his own" (BR Klassik), "witty and vocally profound is Ildar Abdrazakov as Basilio" (Der Standard) while Vasilisa Berzhanskaya "is convincing in her house debut as Rosina" (DLF Kultur).

Cast:
- Il Conte d'Almaviva: Juan Diego Flórez
- Bartolo: Paolo Bordogna
- Rosina: Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
- Don Basilio: Ildar Abdrazakov
- Figaro: Etienne Dupuis
- Ambrogio: Ruth Brauer-Kvam
- Fiorello: Stefan Astakhov
- Berta: Aurora Marthens
- Un ufficiale: Alejandro Pizarro-Enriquez

Recording date: Wiener Staatsoper, September 2021
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Picture: NTSC, 16:9
Subtitles: Italian (original language), Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Booklet: English, German, French
Total running time: 170 mins