DVD: Nicolai Ghiaurov
DVD:
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Evgeniy Onegin [Region 2]
Mirella Freni
,
Sandra Walker
Spendid performance
This version of "Eugene Oneghin" is one of the best; sung on stage, in Russian by Russians with extraordinary voices (all of them), filled with emotion, this interpretation displays all the beauty and sensibility of Ceaikovski's most popular opera.
Verdi - Aida / Maazel, Chiara, Pavarotti, La Scala
Paata Burchuladze
,
Luciano Pavarotti
Image Entertainment, 1999
not perfect, but not trash, either
First off, I must address the reviewer who criticized the nude women in Amneris' bath scene. This production was staged in Italy, where the native population does not giggle like a schoolgirl at the sight of a woman's bare breast. The nude women, all chosen according ...
Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Vesselina Kasarova
,
Manuel Lanza
Euroarts, 2007
Gounod - Faust
Nicolai Ghiaurov,
Alfredo Kraus
Video Artists Int'l, 2007
Magnifique
Some allowances must be made in consideration of the DVD release of this 35-year-old Japanese television broadcast. The burned-in Japanese subtitles cannot be gotten rid of, although they become less distracting when those of one's own language are superimposed over ...
Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina / Abbado, Ghiaurov, Atlantov, Vienna State Opera
Nicolai Ghiaurov,
Vladimir Atlantov
Image Entertainment, 2001
A really great Opera.
Khovanshchina considered by many to be Mussorgsky's greatest work is grand opera in the greatest sense. There is ballet, huge choruses, and even a on-stage brass band (which sounded really good too). The Vienna Opera Orchestra/Vienna Philharmonic is one of the best ...
Verdi - Ernani / Domingo, Freni, Bruson, Ghiaurov, Muti, La Scala Opera
Plácido Domingo
,
Renato Bruson
Kultur Video, 2004
MIRELLA FRENI CHANGES THE NAME OF THE OPERA
WHEN VERDI WROTE "ERNANI" (1844), HE WAS FASCINATED BY THE VOICE OF TENOR GAETANO FRASCHINI (1818-1887), THUS HE MADE THE TENOR'S ROLE THE TITLE-ROLE. IF HE HAD WRITTEN THIS OPERA ONE HUNDRED YEARS LATER, AND HEARD MIRELLA'S VOICE SOARING ABOVE THE WHOLE CAST AT THE ...
Verdi - Don Carlo (remastered)
Plácido Domingo
,
Mirella Freni
Deutsche Grammophon, 2005
Verdi's opera of love and politics
Under the sensitive direction of James Levine, Placido Domingo plays Don Carlo, heir to the Spanish throne, as close to the edge of madness. I think this interpretation works much better than playing him as Schiller's romantic hero--plus it's more accurate, since the ...
Verdi - Don Carlo / Levine, Domingo, Freni, Metropolitan Opera
Plácido Domingo
,
Mirella Freni
Geneon [Pioneer], 2001
Verdi's opera of love and politics
Under the sensitive direction of James Levine, Placido Domingo plays Don Carlo, heir to the Spanish throne, as close to the edge of madness. I think this interpretation works much better than playing him as Schiller's romantic hero--plus it's more accurate, since the ...
Giacomo Puccini - La Bohčme / Francesca Zambello ˇ Tiziano Severini - M. Freni ˇ L. Pavarotti ˇ San Francisco ...
Mirella Freni
,
Luciano Pavarotti
Kultur Video, 1999
Heartbreaking!
Anyone who has read my reviews knows that I am the biggest Freni fan imaginable. She does not disappoint me here. Yes, at this stage, her voice is a size too large for Mimi, more suitable for heavy verismo such as Tosca, Fedora and Manon Lescaut. The voice is far ...
Verdi - Requiem / Henri-Georges Clouzot ˇ Herbert von Karajan - L. Price ˇ Cossotto ˇ Pavarotti
Herbert von Karajan
,
Leontyne Price
Deutsche Grammophon, 2001
The best Verdi Requiem
This is the definitive interpretation of the "Verdi Requiem" The scala orquestra and chorus have the feel of Verdi music, The soloists, the best of the twentieth century, and von Karajan, well a genius.
Verdi Opera 6-Pack (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Plácido Domingo
,
Mirella Freni
Pioneer Video, 2002
Verdi Opera 6-Pack
These are the best performances of these operas ever recorded on video. I have had the video tapes of all of these operas for several years and really appreciate having them on DVD. I attended the live performances of Ernani and La Forza at the Met when they were being ...
Aida [Region 2]
Paata Burchuladze
,
Ghena Dimitrova
not perfect, but not trash, either
First off, I must address the reviewer who criticized the nude women in Amneris' bath scene. This production was staged in Italy, where the native population does not giggle like a schoolgirl at the sight of a woman's bare breast. The nude women, all chosen according ...
Aida [Region 2]
Paata Burchuladze
,
Ghena Dimitrova
not perfect, but not trash, either
First off, I must address the reviewer who criticized the nude women in Amneris' bath scene. This production was staged in Italy, where the native population does not giggle like a schoolgirl at the sight of a woman's bare breast. The nude women, all chosen according ...
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