Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
 Juan Diego Florez (Count Almaviva), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Pietro Spagnoli (Figaro), Alessandro Corbelli (Doctor Bartolo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Basilio), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Berta), Changhan Lim (Fiorello), Bryan Secombe (Ambrogio), Christoper Lackner (Officer), Andrew Macnair (Notary)
 Orchestra & Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

BBC Music Magazine August 2010 *****
“Juan Diego Florez is the Almaviva of one's dreams, vocally and musically impeccable...and an actor of enormous charm and intelligence, whilst in the title role Pietro Spagnoli offers warmth and personality to spare...Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser's production, a blend of ancient and modern visuals, matches the music-making perfectly”

Gramophone Magazine June 2010
“Antonio Pappano's conducting brings back the genuine Italian frisson of sprung rhythms, banda-like colour and prominence of wind and brass, and real tension (but lack of fake hurry) in crescendos. The singing here, and its ornamentation, operates on a high level indeed, much aided in naturalness by the conducting...All in all, the evening is a musical triumph.”

Presto Classical Katherine Cooper May 2014
“[DiDonato uses] her confinement in a wheelchair to convey Rosina's frustation and claustrophobia. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's colourful production simply exudes joy: Ferruccio Furlanetto is both hilarious and terrifying as Don Basilio, and Juan Diego Florez literally stops the show with 'Cessa di piu resistere'.”