"Editor's choice: Given that Pelly works with players of quality, while ensuring that the production's every detail is of a piece with itself, it's not surprising that this is a wonderfully well-acted Il barbiere ... The final salute, however, must go to Jérémie Rhorer and the period instrumentalists of his Le Cercle de l'Harmonie ... This, by any measure, is premier cru conducting ... My, what skills are on display in every department of this astonishing production!"