# Recommend a good production of Il Barbiere Di Siviglia on CD

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 19, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-production-of-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-on-cd/214183 "2003-11-19T21:11:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-production-of-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-on-cd/214183/1 "2003-11-19T21:11:19Z")

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I’m going to see Il Barbiere Di Siviglia this Friday for the second time and the CD I have (Varviso and Rossini) isn’t a very good one - the sound overwhelms the vocals at times, most noticeably during Largo al Factotum, which drives me beserk.

I was hoping a Doper could recommend a particular production and cast on CD that’s really good.

Grazie molto

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**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-production-of-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-on-cd/214183/2 "2003-11-20T00:00:18Z")

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Hi Dooku-

I think it’s tough to find a good Barber on CD. I’ve never heard one that I thought was all-around great. Strange, since it’s done so often live.

Here are a couple that I’ve enjoyed, though:

[http://www.allclassical.com/cg/acg.dll?p=acg&sql=3:97346](http://www.allclassical.com/cg/acg.dll?p=acg&sql=3:97346)  
[http://www.allclassical.com/cg/acg.dll?p=acg&sql=3:12413](http://www.allclassical.com/cg/acg.dll?p=acg&sql=3:12413)

(click “details” on the allmusic page to see the cast list)

I hope that helps some.

AS

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**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-production-of-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-on-cd/214183/3 "2003-11-20T00:02:30Z")

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P.S. the second of the two is probably the better, in my opinion.

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-production-of-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-on-cd/214183/4 "2003-11-20T01:05:46Z")

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Cool - thanks **Figaro**! I’d say you were well-suited for this question!

I will use self control and type your username only once. 🙂