DVD: Ramon Vargas     DVD:     Ramon Vargas      Mozart - Idomeneo Magdalena Kozena, Anja Harteros Decca, 2007 stellar This is the best DVD of Idomeneo I've seen. The Regies are Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann. I think this production actually premiered a few years back with a different cast (have seen photos of it with Kasarova and Roeschmann), and this is a revival. Anyhow, it is a ...             El Mariachi (Special Edition) Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez Sony Pictures, 2003 You're very talented . . . playing your little guitar! Do not be misled by jaded pro critics. This movie is EVERYTHING a great movie should be: well-planned and well-acted, an excellent story unfolding unpredictably, with perfect dramatic and comedic timing. It is serious, sardonic, hilarious, and riveting. Watch this ...             Puccini - La Boheme (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series) Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon Vargas Emi Classics, 2008 It doesn't get any better than this! I believe I own a copy of every commercial CD recording of "La Boheme," as well as several DVDs of live performances and this DVD is BY FAR my favorite. I even saw the Zeffirelli production at the Met live with Gheorghiu and Alagna the afternoon after they got ...             La Traviata at La Scala Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon Vargas Arthaus Musik, 2008 A Superb Traviata This new DVD from Arthaus faces formidible competition from Gheorghiu's first Violetta on Decca; this was her "double" debut, both on DVD and CD. It was her first undertaking of the role and clearly she meant to make it her own. The conductor, Solti, allows for the ...             Eye of the Eagle III Marilyn Bautista, John Vargas New Concorde, 2004 Realistic portrait of war Well-made Vietnam war movie with "Dallas" star Steve Kanaly as a an unconventional but honest major betrayed by his superiors and his firebase left with a unexperienced leader. Written by Outdoors magazine writer Dan Gagliasso and critically acclaimed director Carl ...             The Opera Gala Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca Deutsche Gram. Ger., 2008 a very pleasant surprise The Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden I had read good reviews of this concert and was familiar with all of the singers except Elina Garanca, but i was still surprised by the quality of this program. Anna Netrebco is, as usual, very good until her encore when she kicks ...             Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007] Renee Fleming, Ramon Vargas Decca, 2007 The best DVD version of Eugene Onegin Robert Carsen's production is lovely with a successful blend of conservative and new ideas. I know this opera for years, and have quite a few recordings of it. But never before did its closing scene move me, as in this performance. This is mostly because of the singing ...             Joaquin Pardave-3 Peliculas Clasicas Joaquin Pardave, Manolo Fabregas Navarre Corporation, 2008 Pompeyo el Conquistador -(Pompeyo the Conqueror)A man who feels offended by him pays to have Pompeyo killed. Comic situations arise. He s considered dead but Pompeyo changes his name he s now Terencio. After this dangerous situation he still goes back to being the Don Juan he s always been.Pompeyo es un conquistador irredento. Un hombre ...             The Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca Deutsche Grammophon, 2008 a very pleasant surprise The Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden I had read good reviews of this concert and was familiar with all of the singers except Elina Garanca, but i was still surprised by the quality of this program. Anna Netrebco is, as usual, very good until her encore when she kicks ...             Verdi - Don Carlos Ramon Vargas, Iano Tamar TDK, 2007 Verdi with controversy but with depth A very powerful performance this. It uses every note Verdi originally wrote for the Paris production including the ballet music. It is a very good performance with Skovhus and Miles standing out from a fine cast. There are better performances on the other DVDs but this ...             Verdi - Requiem Ramon Vargas, Fiorenza Cedolins TDK, 2007             Opera Stars Sing Broadway Gale Gilmore, Melanie Holliday Immortal, 2004 Opera stars sing favorite Broadway numbers in this concert from the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Supported by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, the singers Renata Scotto, Melanie Holliday, Paolo Coni, Gilmore, and Ramon Vargas bring their talents to songs by George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Weber, and other great composers for ...          products you might be interested in   search for DVDs baden-baden, hvorostovsky, metropolitan, pardave-3, peliculas, tchaikovsky      toavi.com    web we recommend a very pleasant surprise randomly chosen DVD: The Gathering Storm