In a message dated 2/12/2006 12:17:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Any recommendations for light opera DVDs?
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I'm not your typical opera fan...swooning over that mid to late 19th century
rep [tho' there are of course truly great works
It's not really light opera in the sense that you mean,
Not exactly light opera, but I'm not a fan of the kind where everyone
dies at the end, usually for no good reason.
but I
recommendhighly recommend... the DVD of Rameau's Les Indes Galantes performed by Les
Arts Florissant. It's
I'm not your typical opera fan...swooning over that mid to late 19th century
rep [tho' there are of course truly great works there. Even if you can't sit
thru Wagner, you know it's amazing stuff]
BTW, if you do like 19th century, Zefferelli filmed a gorgeous
production of La Taviata.
In a message dated 2/12/2006 12:37:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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OK, I'll buy it!
Have fun! There's a storm at sea and a volcano erupts in itnot to mention
the dancing flower pots.
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In a message dated 2/12/2006 12:39:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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BTW, if you do like 19th century, Zefferelli filmed a gorgeous
production of La Taviata.
Yes, a sumptuous version with very beautiful and accurate costumes by Piero
Tosi.
Zeff also did a good Otello
The music is FINE in Otello. Iago's soliloquy is riveting!
Do you have the DVD though? People are complaining the transfer speed
was wrong and all the singing is way too low.
Fran
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In a message dated 2/11/2006 9:44:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do you know a really good DVD of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, musically, and
in terms of the technical quality of transferring the music, and where
they didn't go and use modern clothes for costumes or
I'm sorryI forgot the links won't post if I just drag them in the e-mail.
here they are:
DVDs
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?album_group=2comp_id=2182;
name_role1=1name_id1=8878
The CD
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=8878name_role1=1;
