The barber of Seville [Book on CD] [sound recording] / Gioacchino Rossini ; [text by David Foil].

Author: Foil, David.

Imprint:Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books ; New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, p2006.

Physical Description3 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:"A guide to understanding and appreciating opera"--Container.

Note:Music CD's published: Los Angeles, Calif. : EMI Records Limited, p1996 (Digitally remastered).

Note:In container (17 cm.).

Note:Compact disc.

Note:Disc one contains the introduction, including background information, a synopsis of each act and scene, and a biography of each lead performer. The other two accompanying discs contain the complete opera sung in Italian.

Note:Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini is about a comical town barber and his efforts to unite a pair of young lovers.

PerformersJohn Alldis Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra ; conducted by James Levine ; featuring lead vocalist Beverly Sills.

PerformersText narrated by John McDonough.

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