Barber of Seville: I goofed -- or did I?

[RcGu...@aol.com]

I forgot all about the MET in HD showing this morning!  Partly because I hadn't seen any reviews until today!

 

Here's a bit from a brief NYT review:

 

    The Met’s production is glossy, sweet and rich in laughs. And it has stars: Lawrence Brownlee makes a dashing Almaviva, singing with a focused, ardent tenor. Isabel Leonard is a pitch-perfect Rosina, cute but sharp clawed, dispatching Rossini’s dizzying runs and ornaments with stenciled precision. Maurizio Muraro owns the role of Bartolo, his diction flawless in the rapid-fire patter arias. Paata Burchuladze was a sly, gravelly Basilio.

 

    Mr. Mariotti led an attentive, febrile performance from the orchestra that showed meticulous attention to small details: a touch greater prominence given to a sinewy viola line here, an eerily electric cello rumble suggesting the storm in Act II.

 

Not much to go on here, but if anyone wants to go Wednesday at 6:30 (running time, 3 1/2 hours), let me know.

 

Cheers,
Dick Gunther