Danielle de Niese: The Birth Of An Opera
2016isthe200thanniversaryofthepremiereofRossini’smasterpieceTheBarberofSeville,oneofthegreatestcomicoperaseverwritten.Inthisdocumentary,internationallyacclaimedlyricsopranoDanielledeNieseprovidestheviewerwithauniquebackstagepasstoherownpreparationsfortheroleofRosinainGlyndebourne’s2016production,givingusanunparalleledinsightintohowatopoperaprofessionalshapesaperformance. WithexclusiveaccesstoDanni,whoisalsotheladyofthehouseatGlyndebourne,thisprogrammefollowsallthepreparationsforthismuch-anticipatednewproduction,fromtheearlieststagestocurtainuponthefirstnight.ThisfilmaccompaniesBBCFour’sbroadcastofGlyndebourne’snewproductionofTheBarberofSeville,directedbyAnnabelArdenandconductedbyEnriqueMazzolaandstarringDanielledeNieseasRosinaandItalianbuffobaritoneAlessandroCorbelliasDrBartolo.
