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Home Opera: Beethoven, Richard Strauss, Weber, Berg
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Richard Strauss - Arabella / Thielemann, Te Kanawa, Brendel, Metropolitan Opera
Kiri Te Kanawa, Wolfgang Brendel
Deutsche Grammophon, 2001
Gorgeous performance by Kiri Te Kanawa
+ star-studded
+ A Wonderful Performance
+ I love this opera!
+ Warning: no subtitles
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Richard Strauss - Elektra / Abbado, Marton, Fassbaender, Vienna State Opera
Eva Marton, Cheryl Studer
Image Entertainment, 2001
So Intense!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ The best ELEKTRA so far!!!
+ Beautifully sung, but...........
+ Abbado - Yes
+ Elektra shows everyone the ropes
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Berg - Wozzeck
Toni Blankenheim, Sena Jurinac
Arthaus Musik, 2007
A Gripping, Beautifully Filmed and Performed 'Wozzeck'
+ Wonderful Masterpiece!
+ Almost magnificent
Rolf Liebermann, the legendary Intendant of the Hamburg Opera, filmed a number of operas but always said that this film of 'Wozzeck' was his favorite and I can see why. It is beautifully filmed in claustrophobic style in the grounds and buildings of a decrepit Bavarian castle, and sung gloriously. ...
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Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Te Kanawa, Howells, Haugland, Bonney, Solti, Schlesinger (The Royal ...
Kiri Te Kanawa, Aage Haugland
Kultur Video, 2004
Delightful
+ A superb Der Rosenkavalier
+ Awesome
+ superlative
+ Traditional Presentation
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Richard Strauss - Josephs Legende (The Legend of Joseph)
Judith Jamison, Kevin Haigen
Deutsche Grammophon, 2007
The best ballet on DVD
I first had this ballet on Laser Disc and watch it at least a dozen times. It was the best photographed ballet I had seen up to that time. The DVD is even better since the images are sharper; and it is still the best photographed of any ballet I have seen. The close-ups are excellent and in no way ...
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Richard Strauss: Don Quixote - Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Sony, 2005
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Alban Berg - Wozzeck / Adolf Dresen · Claudio Abbado - F. Grundheber · H. Behrens · Vienna State Opera
Franz Grundheber, Walter Raffeiner
Image Entertainment, 2001
an important opera an important performance
+ First rate!
+ +Perfect execution of a perfect opera
Spiritual descendant of Gustav Mahler, Berg's expressionist materpiece is a watershed work and prime example of the 2nd Viennese's school's 'more palatable' side. The drama, like the music, appeals to the subconscious and 'free-form' while remaining ferociously complex in structure and ...
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R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Walter Berry, Axelle Gall
Deutsche Grammophon, 2008
At long last, an Ariadne without a weak link
+ Superb, Exquisite, and Sublime!
+ "A" cast, static production
+ A Glowing Ariadne
+ Four stars because the singing is magnificent, BUT........
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Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine, Norman, Battle, Troyanos, Metropolitan Opera
Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle
Deutsche Grammophon, 2002
Another great Met performance!
+ Wonderful music, beautiful!
+ Very enjoyable
+ For once, both acts done right!
+ I love this DVD!!
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Berg - Lulu / Davis, Schafer, Bailey, Kuebler, Harries, Schone, Bardon, Glyndebourne
Christine Schäfer, Kathryn Harries
Kultur Video, 2004
Schäfer - the Lulu of our generation
+ An outstanding performance of a masterpiece
+ Lulu Review
This is a great production.
The sets are minimal and the costumes are essentially modern. However, the acting, singing and pacing of this opera is as close to perfect as one could ever hope for. I have the Teresa Stratas / Pierre Boulez recording on CD on DG. Boulez' Lulu is very "in your face" ...
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Beethoven - Fidelio / Dohnanyi, Benackova, Protschka, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Gabriela Benacková, Josef Protschka
Image Entertainment, 2001
Well sung & staged; marred by poor supporting documentation
+ Benackova shines
+ A Fidelio that succeeds out of the sum of its parts.
All the elements are there for an enjoyable experience. Whilst not in the front line of operas, such as Aida, Rigoletto, Carmen and La Traviata, Beethoven's Fidelio is composed of music that is deeply satisfying. The story line, when you eventually figure this out (see below), is appealing, even in ...
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Richard Strauss - Salome / Peter Hall · Edward Downes · Maria Ewing, · ROH Covent Garden
Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin (II)
Kultur Video, 2001
Bravo to all, especially Ewing
+ Boycott Kultur
+ Superb technique
Oh my God! I just finished watching this. Maria Ewing is amazing. Her intense focus is wonderful. I saw a live performance of Salome a few years ago in the midwest and wished the Salome and the whole production had been more intense and a little crazy. The whole thing was just too tame. I came away ...
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Richard Strauss - Capriccio / Runnicles, Te Kanawa, Hagegard, Troyanos, San Francisco Opera
Kiri Te Kanawa, Håkan Hagegård
Kultur Video, 2003
Capriccio's beauty and subtle music in a masterful performance!
+ What a wonderful find!
+ Made in Heaven
+ Exceptional!
+ Gorgeous Production
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Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier / Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Perry, Moll, Herbert Von Karajan- Wiener ...
Richard Strauss
Sony, 2001
Simply divine
+ Ends gloriously
+ Reference and perfection - what else?
+ My 5th video, and a good one!
+ Not Quite Covent Garden...
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Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Beverly Sills, Claire Watson, Robert Nagy, John Reardon, Erich Leinsdorf, ...
Richard Strauss, Malcolm Smith
Video Artists Int'l, 2006
At Last
+ Sills is stunning
+ The past vividly brought to life
+ Ariadne auf Naxos a Treasure
+ "Bubbles" sings so well!
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