La scala di seta

"It's a good-natured, lightweight, on-act farce ... Claudio Scimone waves the baton to excellent effect ... The cast is uniformly good".

Vurdering (performance): 4/5.

Vurdering (picture & sound): 55.

"There is a limited choice for La scala di seta, either on cd or dvd, so it is a shame that this live recording from the 2009 Rossini Opera Festival at Pesaro is not more lovable ... The Pesaro production updates this fairly predictable comedy-by-numbers to a very modern, chic appartment ... The most appealing member of the cast is Olga Peretyatko ... José Manuel Zapato's tenor brings a Mediterranean warmth to the role ... The authoritative presence of Claudio Scimone in the pis is a plus, ensuring a clean-cut Rossini style from the Orchestra".

"Another updating of an opera: cluttered and crowded ... Basically, there is too much moving around while another character is singing ... To a greater or lesser extent, all the singers manage both the music and the acting pretty well ... The sound and picture are good".

"Michieletto und sein Ausstatter Paolo Fantin entfesseln ein gewitzt abschnurrendes Sechs-Personen-am-Rande-des-Nervenzusammenbruchs-Durcheinander in einem Appartement in quietschigen Almodóvar-Farben. Auf dem titelgebende Hilfsmittel steigt der auch stimmlich schwergewichtige José Manuel Zapata zur soubrettigen Olga Peretyatko ... und Claudio Scimone verbreitet Instrumentalcharme".