DVD: Paul Plishka

DVD: Paul Plishka

DVD:

Paul Plishka

Simon Boccanegra
Sherrill Milnes, Anna Tomowa-Sintow

DG, 2008

Led by supreme Verdi baritone Sherrill Milnes, Verdi's rarely staged masterpiece in a performance that represents the Metropolitan Opera at its finest.

Verdi - Stiffelio

Placido Domingo, Sharon Sweet

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

I was overwhelmed
Stiffelio is a GREAT opera. Lost for close to a century, it has been slow in making its way into the standard repertoire, but productions such as this one should further its cause as well as its reputation. This is frankly one of the best opera productions I've ever ...

Verdi - Simon Boccanegra / James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera

Sherrill Milnes, Paul Plishka

Pioneer, 2000

Boccanegra Verdi Drama at its' Best
Boccanegra is not always considered and audience-pleaser, but this DVD could quite possibly change your mind. Four fine singers, a beautiful production (originally debuting in Chicago in 1974 with this reviewer in the Chorus) and fine video reproduction are strong ...

Berlioz - Les Troyens / Levine, Troyanos, Norman, Domingo, Metropolitan Opera

Tatiana Troyanos, Jessye Norman

Geneon [Pioneer], 2002

opera review
Excellent cast, well done BUT the recording should have included subtitles. Tatiana was one of our most beloved singers.

Puccini: La Boheme (Live from the Met)

Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhoa Arteta

EMI Classics, 2008

A BOHEME to treasure !! Is it Rodolfo's or Mimi's Boheme ?
Britten - Peter Grimes (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series) This DVD is a recording of the performance of La Boheme at the Met on April 5/2008 which was transmitted in HD worldwide. The first night was on 3/29th with the same cast, and the reviews in NY papers ...

Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira, Paul Plishka, Richard ...

Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

Bel canto diva shines
Perhaps this is not the definitive production of Lucia di Lammermoor, nor is it Sutherland's most sensational performance of the role. But it merits 5 stars simply because it is Sutherland in her signature part, an amazingly rare document considering the astonishing ...

Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera

Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarott

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

La Boheme
A marvelous version of this great opera. The 'young' Pavoratti's voice simply soars. I saw the new Met version recently which was excellent, but no comparison in tenors. What a loss too soon when he died.

Berlioz - Les Troyens (remastered)

Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

Order And Excess
It is gratifying to see this, one of the most enticing Met DVDs to have been issued on the now-defunct Pioneer label, emerge from out-of-print limbo. DG's reissue has spread it over two discs and remastered it, and it looks and sounds splendid for the effort. Claims ...

Puccini - Turandot / Franco Zeffirelli - Marton, Domingo, Mitchell, Plishka, Cuenod - James Levine, MET (1988)

Eva Marton, Plácido Domingo

Umvd Labels, 2003

Awesome
I was a little reluctant to purchase such a popular title; however, I was not disappointed because the costumes and performances were wonderful. I found myself clapping from my living room when watching.

Lucia Di Lammermoor - Gaetano Donizetti / Richard Bonynge, The Metropolitan Opera

Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus

Pioneer, 2000

Bel canto diva shines
Perhaps this is not the definitive production of Lucia di Lammermoor, nor is it Sutherland's most sensational performance of the role. But it merits 5 stars simply because it is Sutherland in her signature part, an amazingly rare document considering the astonishing ...

Verdi - Luisa Miller / Jacques Lassalle · Maurizio Arena · June Anderson · Opéra de Lyon

June Anderson, Susanna Anselmi

Kultur Video, 2001

Superb 'Luisa' from Lyon
Kultur's DVD of the Opera de Lyon production of Verdi's 'Luisa Miller' confirms the high opinion I have long held of the work. The locale of Schiller's drama 'Kabale und Liebe' as adapted into Verdi's opera was changed by the censors from a German princely court to a ...