[.ca] Barber Of Seville

Lots of fun!:
Hearing the Barber of Seville sung in English helped me realize what a comic opera this is. I would highly recommend this set for someone trying to listen to this (or any) opera for the first time.

A triumph:
Even for those who usually find some reason to object to opera sung in English, this recording should prove a delight from start to finish. Apart from some occasional sluggishness in the conducting, this Barber fizzes from beginning to end. The crowning glory is the superb Rosina of Della Jones - agile in coloratura and very funny throughout. Grab it!

• Ov - ENO Orch/Gabriele Bellini
• Act I (Beginning): 'Piano, Pianissimo' - Peter Snipp/ENO Chor/Stephen Harris/Bruce Ford
• Act I (Beginning): 'See How The Smile Of Heaven' - Bruce Ford
• Act I (Beginning): 'Hey, Fiorello!' - Bruce Ford/Peter Snipp/ENO Chor/Stephen Harris
• Act I (Beginning): 'Thank You, Thank You' - ENO Chor/Stephen Harris/Peter Snipp/Bruce Ford
• Act I (Beginning): 'What Common People!' - Bruce Ford/Peter Snipp
• Act I (Beginning): 'La La La Lera' - Alan Opie
• Act I (Beginning): 'Ah Ha! What Could Be Better?' - Alan Opie/Bruce Ford
• Act I (Beginning): 'I Cannot See Him Anywhere' - Della Jones/Bruce Ford/Andrew Shore/Alan Opie
• Act I (Beginning): 'Poor Little Innocent Creature!' - Bruce Ford/Alan Opie/Andrew Shore
• Act I (Beginning): 'My Poor Heart Is So Full Of Emotion' - Bruce Ford/Della Jones/Alan Opie
• Act I (Beginning): 'What's Happened?' - Bruce Ford/Alan Opie
• Act I (Beginning): 'You Need Only Mention Money' - Alan Opie/Bruce Ford
• Act I (Beginning): 'In My Heart A Gentle Voice' - Della Jones
• Act I (Beginning): 'I Can Be So Demure' - Della Jones
• Act I (Beginning): 'Oh Yes, I'll Win The Day' - Della Jones
• Act I (Beginning): 'Good Morning, Signorina' - Alan Opie/Della Jones
• Act I (Beginning): 'Where Would I Be Without Him?' - Della Jones/Andrew Shore
• Act I (Beginning): 'Who'd Know?' - Andrew Shore/Peter Rose
• Act I (Beginning): 'Innuendo, The Slightest Whisper' - Peter Rose
• Act I (Beginning): 'Well, What D'You Think?' - Peter Rose/Andrew Shore
• Act I (Beginning): 'So That's It!' - Alan Opie/Della Jones
• Act I (Beginning): 'Then It's Me...' - Della Jones/Alan Opie
• Act I (Beginning): 'Now I Feel So Much Better' - Della Jones/Andrew Shore
• Act I (Beginning): 'Dare You Offer Such Excuses' - Andrew Shore
• Act I (Conclusion): 'Where's The Master?' - Bruce Ford/Andrew Shore
• Act I (Conclusion): 'Ah! How Long 'Til I Behold Her?' - Bruce Ford/Andrew Shore/Della Jones/Jennifer Rhys-Davies/Peter Rose
• Act I (Conclusion): 'Stop This Noise!' - Alan Opie/Andrew Shore/Bruce Ford/Della Jones/Jennifer Rhys-Davies/Peter Rose
• Act I (Conclusion): 'Someone Is At The Door' - Della Jones/Jennifer Rhys-Davies/Alan Opie/Bruce Ford/Andrew Shore/Peter Rose/ENO Chor...
• Act I (Conclusion): 'Pay Attention! What's The Trouble?' - ENO Chor/Stephen Harris/Andrew Shore/Alan Opie/Peter Rose/Jennifer Rhys-Davies/Bruce Ford...
• Act I (Conclusion): 'Frozen And Motionless' - Della Jones/Bruce Ford/Andrew Shore/Peter Rose/Alan Opie
• Act I (Conclusion): 'If I May...' - Andrew Shore/Jennifer Rhys-Davies/Peter Rose/ENO Chor/Stephen Harris/Della Jones/Bruce Ford...
• Act II: 'I've Got To Find The Answer!' - Andrew Shore
• Act II: 'Peace And Joy Be Yours For Ever' - Bruce Ford/Andrew Shore
• Act II: 'I Don't Think We Have Met, Sir' - Andrew Shore/Bruce Ford
• Act II: 'Come Along, My Dear, And Listen' - Andrew Shore/Della Jones/Bruce Ford
• Act II: 'When A Heart For Love Is Yearning' - Della Jones/Bruce Ford
• Act II: 'What A Talent, Bravissima!' - Bruce Ford/Della Jones/Andrew Shore
• Act II: 'Sweet Little Seventeena' - Andrew Shore
• Act II: 'Bravo, Signor Figaro' - Andrew Shore/Alan Opie/Della Jones/Bruce Ford
• Act II: 'Don Basilio...' - Della Jones/Bruce Ford/Alan Opie/Andrew Shore/Peter Rose
• Act II: 'Now Then, Signor Don Bartolo' - Alan Opie/Andrew Shore/Bruce Ford/Della Jones
• Act II: 'Things Can't Get Much Worse' - Andrew Shore
• Act II: 'He Wouldn't Trust His Mother!' - Jennifer Rhys-Davies
• Act II: 'First The Doctor Wants To Marry' - Jennifer Rhys-Davies
• Act II: 'So This Pupil Alonso' - Andrew Shore/Peter Rose
• Act II: 'By Force Or Persuasion' - Andrew Shore/Della Jones
• Act II: Thunderstorm - ENO Orch/Gabriele Bellini
• Act II: 'We've Made It' - Alan Opie/Bruce Ford/Della Jones
• Act II: 'Almaviva, Not Lindoro!' - Della Jones/Alan Opie/Bruce Ford
• Act II: 'Ah! That's All We Needed!' - Alan Opie/Bruce Ford/Della Jones
• Act II: 'Don Bartolo' - Peter Rose/Alan Opie/Bruce Ford/Della Jones
• Act II: 'Don't Move A Muscle!' - Andrew Shore/Alan Opie/Christopher Ross/Bruce Ford
• Act II: 'I Love A Happy Ending' - Alan Opie/Jennifer Rhys-Davies/Andrew Shore/Peter Rose/ENO Chor/Stephen Harris/Della Jones...