Title: A terrific version of this opera, but a horrific selection.
Product review: The editor of this 'highlights' version is an out and out idiot, without knowledge of this opera whatsoever.He/She left out all the major arias except Figaro's opening.The rest of the disc are ensembles. Rossini certainly wrote much more than the duets, trios, scenes for his characters.The Count di Almaviva is the central figure in this Rossini work, despite its title. The Count commands the heaviest role in the entire work, even more so than Rosina, and this version is the 'full' version compassing all the Count's pieces.The Count's oppening serenade and final show piece is sadly missing. The big bass aria of Basilio is similarly missing.Couldn't have been a worse selection.The full opera is luckily being restored in the 2012 Original Jackets Box set of Philips.
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