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.

Genres

Cast

Vesselina Kasarova

Rosina

Reinaldo Macias

Count Almaviva, alias Lindoro

Carlos Chausson

Doctor Bartolo

Nicolai Ghiaurov

Don Basilio

Nello Santi

Conductor