Diciamo subito delle voci, dove svetta di gran lunga Lodovico Filippo Ravizza come Figaro. Voce piena, caratterizzazione corretta, presenza scenica di qualità. Una palmo sopra tutte le altre. Buona anche la prestazione di Simone del Savio come don Bartolo. Quando a Rosina ( Laura Verrecchia ) una esecuzione francamente poco soddisfacente, piuttosto scialba e pedissequa, priva, nella celebre aria “Una voce poco fa”, di quelle “variazioni” cui siamo abituati e che richiedono ben altri mezzi vocali. Si potrebbe dire che ha seguito il dettato di Tereza Berganza che fu sempre contraria alle variazioni ma nel suo caso siamo a ben altri livelli.

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A staging and a direction of the most traditional, with period costumes and an excess of humorous elements certainly capable of tickling the palate of the public more than good mouth but certainly not of quality.  Now certainly the barbierer is a farce and therefore his appearance must reflect his character. But the vaudeville moves, with the line dances, the grimaces, the forbidden expressions are no longer part of the modern trends of the opera. It may well be that the director had in mind the Carnival taking place in Venice but enough is really enough and he didn’t even receive applause on a separate scene, denoting a fairly knowledgeable audience. Musical direction was virtually non-existent and the orchestra could have played on its own without the conductor. Better not to dwell furthe.. A conductor who, instead of giving character to the music, let himself be carried away as if the direction were a commentaryton the score. Let’s immediately talk about the voices, where Lodovico Filippo Ravizza stands out by far as Figaro. Full voice, correct characterization, quality stage presence. One hand above all the others. Simone del Savio’s performance as Don Bartolo was also good. But Rosina (Laura Verrecchia) gave a frankly unsatisfactory performance, rather dull and slavish, lacking, in the famous aria “Una voce fa“, those “variations” to which we are accustomed and which require very different vocal means. It could be said that he followed the dictates of Tereza Berganza who was always against variations but in her case we are at very different levels. Absolute blame goes to Francesco Milanese’s Don Basilio, a baritone voiceless who was unable to impart even a minimum of vitality into the famous aria of the calumny. Truly a performance to forget. On the other hand, Giovanna Donadini’s Berta should be applauded as she was able to convey her role with ease and stage presence even in the reduced part and she deserves to be heard in a more challenging part.  There is nothing else to say. A good reception from the public. Of note is a carnival mask with a galleon-shaped headdress!

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