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ROSSINI: Barber of Seville (The) (Sung in English)

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Label: Chandos

Series: Opera in English

Genre: Opera

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: CHAN3025-26

Barcode: 095115302521

Release Date: 02/1995

ROSSINI: Barber of Seville (The) (Sung in English)

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Disc 1

Rossini, Gioachino
Sterbini, Cesare - Lyricist

Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) (Sung in English)

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Snipp, Peter (bass)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Sobhy, Reda (rebaba)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Rhys-Davies, Jennifer (soprano)
Ateyya, Sobhy (backing vocals)

1

Overture

07:04

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

2

Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Piano, pianissimo (Fiorello, The Count, Chorus)

03:22

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Snipp, Peter (bass)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

3

Act I Scene 1: Cavatina: See how the smile of heaven (The Count)

04:18

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)

4

Act I Scene 1: Hey, Fiorello! (The Count, Fiorello, Chorus)

01:16

English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Snipp, Peter (bass)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

5

Act I Scene 1: Thank you, thank you (Fiorello, The Count, Chorus)

01:47

English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Sobhy, Reda (rebaba)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

6

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: What common people! (The Count, Fiorello)

00:28

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Sobhy, Reda (rebaba)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)

7

Act I Scene 2: Cavatina: La la la lera (Figaro)

04:39

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

8

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Ah ha! What could be better? (Figaro, The Count)

02:05

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

9

Act I Scene 3: I cannot see him anywhere (Rosina, The Count, Bartolo, Figaro)

01:37

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

10

Act I Scene 4: Poor little innocent creature! (The Count, Figaro, Bartolo)

02:40

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)

11

Act I Scene 4: Canzone: My poor heart is so full of emotion (The Count, Rosina, Figaro)

03:09

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)

12

Act I Scene 4: Recitative: What's happened? (The Count, Figaro)

01:05

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

13

Act I Scene 4: Duet: You need only mention money (Figaro, The Count)

07:59

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

14

Act I Scene 5: Cavatina: In my heart a gentle voice (Rosina)

02:37

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

15

Act I Scene 5: I can be so demure (Rosina)

03:57

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

16

Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Oh yes, I'll win the day (Rosina)

00:39

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

17

Act I Scene 6: Good morning, Signorina (Figaro, Rosina)

00:45

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

18

Act I Scene 7: Where would I be without him? (Rosina, Bartolo)

01:07

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

19

Act I Scene 8: Who'd know? (Bartolo, Basilio)

01:38

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

20

Act I Scene 8: Aria: Innuendo, the slightest whisper (Basilio)

03:47

Rose, Peter (bass)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

21

Act I Scene 8: Recitative: Well, what d'you think? (Basilio, Bartolo)

00:27

Rose, Peter (bass)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

22

Act I Scene 9: So that's it! (Figaro, Rosina)

02:45

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

23

Act I Scene 9: Duet: Then it's me … (Rosina, Figaro)

05:25

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)

24

Act I Scene 10: Recitative: Now I feel so much better (Rosina, Bartolo)

01:51

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)

25

Act I Scene 10: Aria: Dare you offer such excuses (Bartolo)

06:44

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

Disc 2

1

Act I Scene 13: Finale: Where's the master? (The Count, Bartolo)

03:09

Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

2

Act I Scene 13: Ah! How long 'til I behold her? (The Count, Bartolo, Rosina, Berta, Basilio)

06:07

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Rhys-Davies, Jennifer (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

3

Act I Scene 15: Stop this noise! (Figaro, Bartolo, The Count, Rosina, Berta, Basilio)

01:14

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Rhys-Davies, Jennifer (soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

4

Act I Scene 15: Someone is at the door (Rosina, Berta, Figaro, The Count, Bartolo, Basilio, Chorus)

01:13

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

5

Act I Scene 15: Last Scene: Pay attention! What's the trouble? (Bartolo, Figaro, Basilio, Berta, The Count, Rosina, Officer, Chorus)

01:24

English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Rhys-Davies, Jennifer (soprano)

6

Act I Scene 15: Frozen and motionless (Rosina, The Count, Bartolo, Basilio, Figaro)

03:26

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

7

Act I Scene 15: Stretta: If I may … (Bartolo, Berta, Basilio, Rosina, The Count, Figaro, Chours)

04:54

Opie, Alan (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

8

Act II Scene 1: Recitative: I've got to find the answer! (Bartolo)

00:54

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

9

Act II Scene 1: Duet: Peace and joy be yours for ever (The Count, Bartolo)

02:25

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

10

Act II Scene 2: Recitative: don't think we have met, Sir (Bartolo, The Count)

02:50

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

11

Act II Scene 3: Come along, my dear, and listen (Bartolo, Rosina, The Count)

01:05

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

12

Act II Scene 3: Aria: When a heart for love is yearning (Rosina, The Count)

07:26

Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

13

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: What a talent, Bravissima! (The Count, Rosina, Bartolo)

00:40

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)

14

Act II Scene 3: Arietta: Sweet little seventeena (Bartolo)

00:59

Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

15

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Bravo, Signor Figaro (Bartolo, Figaro, Rosina, The Count)

03:07

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

16

Act II Scene 4: Quintet: Don Basilio … (Rosina, The Count, Figaro, Bartolo, Basilio)

06:38

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

17

Act II Scene 4: Now then, Signor Don Bartolo (Figaro, Bartolo, The Count, Rosina)

03:58

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

18

Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Things can't get much worse (Bartolo)

00:41

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

19

Act II Scene 6: He wouldn't trust his mother! (Berta)

00:29

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Rhys-Davies, Jennifer (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

20

Act II Scene 6: Aria: First the Doctor wants to marry (Berta)

03:23

Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Rhys-Davies, Jennifer (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

21

Act II Scene 7: Recitative: So this is pupil Alonso (Bartolo, Basilio)

01:50

Rose, Peter (bass)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

22

Act II Scene 8: By force or persuasion (Bartolo, Rosina)

02:52

Rose, Peter (bass)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

23

Act II Scene 8: Thunderstorm

03:09

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)

24

Act II Scene 9: Recitative: We've made it (Figaro, The Count, Rosina)

01:13

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

25

Act II Scene 9: Trio: Almaviva, not Lindoro! (Rosina, Figaro, The Count)

07:08

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)

26

Act II Scene 9: Recitative: Ah! That's all we needed! (Figaro, The Count, Rosina)

00:25

English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)

27

Act II Scene 10: Don Bartolo (Basilio, Figaro, The Count, Rosina)

01:00

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

28

Act II Scene 10: Last Scene: Don't move a muscle! (Bartolo, Figaro, Officer, The Count)

00:19

Opie, Alan (baritone)
Ford, Bruce (tenor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Ateyya, Sobhy (backing vocals)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)

29

Act II Scene 10: Finaletto II: I love a happy ending (Figaro, Berta, Bartolo, Basilio, Rosina, The Count, Chorus)

02:27

Jones, Della (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bellini, Gabriele (Conductor)
Shore, Andrew (baritone)

Total Playing Time: 02:29:36