Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Live performance from Zürich Opera House, 2001. “Vesselina Kasarova’s Rosina turned this Barber into a major event. Pearling coloratura, endless resources of vocal colour and nuance and phenomenal acting versatility became mere means to an end: that of making Rosina into a human being of flesh and blood, with heart, humour and considerable brains.

Cast

Vesselina Kasarova

Rosina

Reinaldo Macias

Count Almaviva, alias Lindoro

Manuel Lanza

Figaro

Carlos Chausson

Doctor Bartolo

Nicolai Ghiaurov

Don Basilio

Elizabeth Magnuson

Berta

Valeriy Murga

Fiorello / An officer of the law

Kenneth Robertson

Ambrogio

Nello Santi

Conductor