Almaviva and the barber of Seville

Advantages: Fun and lively comic opera sung in English
Disadvantages: Not in the original language

...The Barber of Seville, Il barbiere di Siviglia is a comic opera full of vitality and fun. Composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1816, it is his most popular opera. Originally entitled Almaviva after the character from the play. The CD released by the label, Chandos as part of its Opera in English Series, on 21st February 2000 presents the opera in full recorded on 2 discs. The CD is available from...

MAFARRIMOND 15.07.2004 17:27 · Read review
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Pathetic PIA

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Everything else

...I lived & worked in Pakistan for the past year and had to fly PIA frequently. Here is what I found :- 1. Dirty cabins 2. Poor food 3. Late aircraft 4. High cancellations 5. High crash rate during the foggy winters on internal flights 6. Overbooking of seats 7. Toilets from hell 8. No alcohol on the flights 9. Smelly 10. Leave you sitting on tarmac with doors open for up to 1 hour in...

ordy 11.10.2001 14:37 · Read review
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Operatic Farce

Advantages: Comic opera at it's best
Disadvantages: Can be difficult to follow

...Love?s Luggage Lost, L?Occasione fa il ladro, is an opera rarely performed today. I for one had never heard of it and was looking forward to the recent Opera North?s revival of it as one of their recent productions in their Eight Little Opera Greats at the Lyric Theatre in the Lowry Centre, Manchester. The opera was composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1812 and the libretto, written in Italian, by...

MAFARRIMOND 03.07.2004 20:13 · Read review
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