| Other author/creator | Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Flórez, Juan Diego, 1973- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Praticò, Bruno performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bayo, María performer. |
| Other author/creator | Spagnoli, Pietro performer. |
| Other author/creator | Raimondi, Ruggero performer. |
| Other author/creator | Gelmetti, Gianluigi, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Sagi, Emilio, director. |
| Other author/creator | Corbella, Llorenç, set designer. |
| Other author/creator | Schussheim, Renata, costume designer. |
| Other author/creator | Bravo, Eduardo, lighting designer. |
| Other author/creator | Ramírez, Ángel Luis, director. |
| Included Work | Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro. |
| Included Work | Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. |
| Other author/creator | Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid performer. |
| Other author/creator | Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Coro performer. |
| Other author/creator | Opus Arte (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Teatro Real (Madrid, Spain) |
| Other author/creator | MediaPro. |
| Other author/creator | Decca Records (Firm) |
| Partial contents |
Bonus disc: The useless precaution : the cast and director introduce Rossini's opera (58:00) -- Backstage with the Barber : a look behind the Teatro Real production (16:00). |
| Abstract |
Comic opera based on Beaumarchais's Figaro characters. At the heart of the tale is Figaro and the love triangle of Count Almaviva, the willful Rosina, and her guardian with an ulterior motive, Bartolo. |
| General note | Melodramma buffo in 2 acts; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after Beaumarchais. |
| General note | Includes bonus disc. |
| General note | Durations: 166 min. (opera); 74 min. (bonus). |
| General note | Program notes and synopsis in English in container. |
| Credits | Directed by Emilio Sagi; set designer, Llorenç Corbella; costume designer, Renata Schusshiem; lighting designer, Eduardo Bravo; TV director, Ángel Luis Ramirez. |
| Performer |
Juan Diego Flórez (Conte Almaviva) ; Bruno Praticò (Bartolo) ; Maria Bayo (Rosina) ; Pietro Spagnoli (Figaro) ; Ruggero Raimondi (Don Basilio) ; supporting soloists ; Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in performance Jan. 2005. |
| Technical details | DVD; NTSC; region 0; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, with English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Italian (bonus only) subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Other title | Useless precaution. |
| Other title | Backstage with the Barber. |
| UPC |
044007431115 |
| Publisher number | B0005295-09 Decca |