The point of a good production of Rossini's Barber of Seville is to have a Rosina and a Figaro who will knock you out in their respective arias, while holding back enough in all those crescendo ensembles in which the plot reaches its several culminations, that the other stars get a chance to shine too.
Cecilia Bartoli and Gino Quilico give full-blooded enough performances when on stage by themselves and both are capable of less, and give it when it is needed.
Of the others, David Kuebler is an attractively raffish Almaviva, while Robert Lloyd turns Basilio into a memorable cameo.
Gabriele Ferro is one of the best Rossini conductors.