DVD: Paata Burchuladze

DVD: Paata Burchuladze

DVD:

Paata Burchuladze

Verdi - Nabucco / Muti, Bruson, Dimitrova, Burchuladze, Becaria, Pierotti, La Scala

Renato Bruson, Bruno Beccaria

Kultur Video, 2004

An excellent performance
This is an excellent traditional performance of a very good opera. Since it is an older recording, it is in 2 channel dolby rather than the newer surround formats, but that is not really a problem for me. Although the Metropolitan Opera DVD is also a great performance, ...

Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video - Mozart - Don Giovanni

Samuel Ramey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Sony Music Entertainment, 2000

A beautiful video of a beautiful production!
I have been familiar with Herbert von Karajan and the singers on this DVD for a long time before finally seeing them in action, and I must say, not one of them failed to impress, and each one of them is just as amazing as I had always expected. This is absolutely one ...

Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Don Giovanni
Kathleen Battle, Paata Burchuladze

Sony Bmg Europe, 2008

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 - 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 ...

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 ...

Puccini - Turandot / Gergiev, Schnaut, Tear, Vienna State Opera

Gabriele Schnaut, Robert Tear

Tdk DVD Video, 2003

A different look - not for everyone
A very different staging of this classic. Audience seems usure of what to think at first. Bought it for the Berio ending, which is an interesting alternative. Style gets a bit modern in sound, and not nearly as loud and powerful at the end as the Alfano (which, ...

Verdi - Aida / Levine, Domingo, Millo, Metropolitan Opera

Aprile Millo, Plácido Domingo

Deutsche Grammophon, 2000

Needs Remastering
With the Metropolitan Museum of Art not far from the Metropolitan Opera House, this production exudes authenticity. One thing to watch for: does the high priest have a beard or not? He is the first person to sing onstage, and he should NOT have a beard. Egyptians ...