BARBER OF SEVILLE, Jan. 1971. This gets its own post,because the captions are detailed. Funny business. Act I: Giorgio Tozzi as Don Basilio with Fernando Corena as Dr.Bartolo. These two pros knew how to play the scene
Towards the end of Act 2: Enrico DiGiuseppe as Almaviva, Sherrill Milnes as Figaro, Nico Castel as the Sergeant, Giorgio as Basilio and Corena again as Bartolo. Grand ensemble.
Same ensemble shuffled a bit... Tozzi, Corena, DiGiuseppe, Marilyn Horne as Rosina and Jean Kraft as Berta.
Act III- they're going to get rid of Basilio telling him he has a fever, Horne, DiGiuseppe, Tozzi and Milnes.
I'm not trying to tell the opera story. You can get the fun from the pictures. The ensemble knew what they were doing, playing off each other and singing gloriously. Elegant witty Rossini.
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