Puccini - La Boheme / Alvarez, Gallardo-Domas, Hong, Servile, de Carolis, Parodi, Bartoletti, La...

Puccini - La Boheme / Alvarez, Gallardo-Domas, Hong, Servile, de Carolis, Parodi, Bartoletti, La Scala Opera | Marcelo Alvarez, Cristina Gallardo-Domas | A Boheme on DVD that makes me cry

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Puccini - La Bohem...

	Puccini - La Boheme / Alvarez, Gallardo-Domas, Hong, Servile, de Carolis, Parodi, Bartoletti, La Scala Opera Marcelo Alvarez, Cristina Gallardo-Domas Tdk DVD Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wonderful

Having watched and listened to La Boheme for various times, it is this particular La Boheme from La Scala that really piqued my appreciation at it.

Marcelo Alvarez sings beautifully along with his superb acting. Christina Gallardo-Domas also does too, but seems to little passionate.

Anyway, the title goes to Zeffirelli who created this long-standing marvellous production for the house in 1963, starring Gianni Raimondi and Mirella Freni.

A Boheme on DVD that makes me cry

I've always loved Boheme, but as far as DVD recordings of this opera, there has always been some problem. Not with this recording. All the principals are excellent, especially tenor Marcello Alvarez. BTW, he is the only tenor on any live recording to sing his Act 1 aria in the original key. Cristina Gallardo-Domas has a bit of an edge to her voice, but sings beautifully, especially in acts 3 & 4. Designs and direction by Franco Zeffirelli are exceptional. There is also a bonus interview with him. A must have!

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wonderful Musetta

Hei-Kyung Hong is outstanding in act II , gorgeous , in fine voice , and a gifted actress . My only complaint is that Marcello sounds more like a second tenor than a true baritone . If Peter Mattei were Marcello it would be perfect . I was fortunate to hear his Marcello a couple years ago at the Met , a beautiful voice indeed . Recommended overall , mainly because of Hong .

ANOTHER VERSION OF PUCCINI'S MOST POPULAR WORK

I bought this DVD a long time ago, but never get the nerves to review it because opera is very difficult to review. There are too many areas to put attention to. I, therefore, will only describe briefly and hopefully succinctly of the three principal singers' singing and acting qaulity.

Cristina Gallardo-Domas has a beautiful voice and is a good singer also.
She is undoubtedly one of the best on the scene today. She portrays Mimi quite touchingly. Here, I don't mean to be impolite, but to say it is really impolite. I, nevertheless, can't help mentioning here that her mouth is really big. When she has to open it wide in order to deliver an all out forte, it looks odd and funny. In the death scene, for instance, I think Alvarez has a hard time to suppress a laugh looking at her wide opening mouth.

Marcelo Alvarez was already a seasoned performer when this DVD was taped. He gained quite some weight, but he is a very good tenor, not only with brilliant high notes but also with skill in shading the lines and his acting is quite competent.

Hei-Kyung Hong I'm sorry to say that looks rather matronly to be convincing as the sassy, pretty Musetta. She, nevertheless, sings beautifully and acts convincingly. I remember seeing her live at the metropolitan Opera House in New York with Richard Leech during the 1989/1990 season in the lead roles. I was so impressed with the singing by both of them that I went back for a second performance with even more fondness of their singing.

Well, this is all I can say about this DVD.

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