Now that the hardcover edition of the legendary recording of Rossinis “Il barbiere di Siviglia” conducted by Claudio Abbado is out of print, the set is released in new packaging as a capbox. 2 CD + Blu-ray audio disc (24 bit/96kHz) + DVD present Abbados 1971 recording of Rossinis opera with the London Symphony Orchestra and a cast led by Hermann Prey, Teresa Berganza and Luigi Alva. Also included is the 1972 studio production of a Milan performance on DVD Video with an almost identical cast; staging, direction, set and costume design by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.
