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.
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 |