Highlights fom the Catalogue 04/05: Opera & Ballet | 
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Format: Classical, Color, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 824121000806
EAN: 0824121000806
ASIN: B0002F6BCY
Release Date: July 20, 2004
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an excellent sampler March 27, 2005
Alejandra Vernon (Long Beach, California)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Samplers are good for finding music and artists one is not familiar with, so educational as well as entertaining, this collection of live performances has some fantastic gems, a few pebbles, and some odd "updates" to favorite operas. Total running time is 98 minutes, and the tracks are:
1: Bellini, "Beatrice di Tenda" ~ "Ah ! Se un'urna e a me concessa" / Edita Gruberova ~ Zurich Opera, Marcello Viotti ~ 2002
This one gets better with each viewing.
2: Cole Porter, "Kiss Me Kate" ~ "So in Love with You" / Brent Barrett ~ Victoria Pallace Theatre, Gemignani ~ 2003
Barrett has a warm, gentle quality in his voice.
3: Massenet, "Manon" ~ "En fermanr les yeux" / Marcelo Alvarez, Renee Fleming ~ Paris National Opera, Lopez-Cobos ~ 2001
Excellent in every way.
4: Dvorak:, "Rusalka" ~ "Song to the Moon" / Renee Fleming ~ Paris National Opera, Conlon ~ 2002
Fleming is fabulous !
5: Marenco, "Excelsior" ~ "Obscurantism" / Marta Romagna, Riccardo Massimi ~ La Scala, Coleman ~ 2002
An interesting ballet piece.
6: Mozart, "Cosi Fan Tutte" ~ "Non siate ritrosi...E voi ridete ?" / Muller-Brachmann, Gura, Trekel ~ Staatskappele Berlin, Barenboim ~ 2003
This "update" doesn't work for me !
7: Prokofiev , "War and Peace" ~ "Kakoye pravo oni imyeyut" / Olga Guryakova ~ Paris National Opera, Bertini ~ 2000
My favorite of the sampler. Guryakova is superb, the sets striking; a soul stirring, gorgeous aria with a fantastic performance !
8: Donizetti, "Don Pasquale ~ "Tornami a dirche m'ami" / Eva Mei, Antonino Siragusa ~ Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Korsten, 2002
Dimly lit but wonderful.
9: Berg, "Lulu" ~ "Lulu's Song" / Laura Aikin ~ Zurich Opera, Welser-Most ~2002
Aikin is good in this difficult role, dressed in high heels and slit gown...toting a gun.
10: Delibes, "Coppelia" ~ "Mazurka" / Ecole de Danse, Paris National Opera, Coleman ~ 2001
Charming and colorful dance by the Opera Ballet students.
11: Rameau, "Platee" ~ "Formons les plus brilliants concerts" / Mirelle Delunsch ~ Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski ~ 2002
Interesting, but one of my least liked of the collection.
12: Bizet, "Carmen" ~ "Les voici ! Voici la quadrille !" / Arena di Verona, Lombard ~ 2003
Chorus, dancers, horses !
13: Verdi, "Otello" ~ "Oh! Monstruosa colpa" / Domingo, Nucci ~ La Scala, Mutti ~ 2001
Domingo, Nucci, Mutti...a winning combination.
14: Wagner, "Siegfried" ~ "Was Strahit mir dortentgegen ?" / Jon Frederic West ~ Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Zagrosek ~ 2003
One of the oddest "updates"...the set looks like the bedroom from "2001: A Space Odyssey"...and it is musically superb ! West is excellent.
15: Donizetti, "Lucie de Lammermoor" ~ "Qu'une lettre en ma misere" / Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna ~ Lyon National Opera, Pido ~ 2002
The French version. Ciofi and Alagna marvelous. Ciofi is impressive and makes a beautiful Lucia.
16: Adam, "Giselle" ~ Pas de deux / Natalia Bessmertnova, Yuri Vasyuchenko ~ Bolshoi Theatre, Zhuraitis ~ 1990
Not filmed to best advantage, but Bessmertnova always a treat to watch.
17: Puccini, "Turandot" ~ "Non piangere, Liu" / Botha, Burchuladze, Gallardo-DomasVienna Philharmonic, Gergiev ~ 2002
A knockout, with great singers and Valery Gergiev keeping things electric. The "update" is interesting, and this is by far the best non-traditional production in the sampler.
18: Minkus, "Paquita" ~ Pas de deux / Agnes Letestu, Jose Martinez ~ Paris National Opera, Coleman ~ 2003
Lovely ballet, with Letestu's beautiful dancing feet !
19: Cilea, "Adriana Lecouvreur" ~ "Io son l'umile ancella" / Daniela Dessi ~ La Scala, Brignoli ~ 2000
Dessi does well in this Cilea aria.
20: Minkus, "Don Quichotte" ~ "Duel" / Didiere, Queval ~ Paris National Opera, Florio ~ 2002
Mime ballet, and one of my least favorite of the sampler.
21: Wagner, "Gotterdammerung" ~ "Ungeheure Macht wird dir" / DeVol, Itturalde, Bracht ~ Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Zagrosek ~ 2003
Great listening, but a simply ghastly "update".
22: Rimsky-Korsakov, "Le Coq d'Or" ~ "otwets mne sorko swetilo" / Olga Trifonova ~ Paris Orchestra, Nagano ~ 2003
marvelous costume and singing.
23: Mozart, "Le Nozze di Figaro" ~ "Gente, gente, all'armi, all'armi !" / Watson, Grist, Wixell, Berry, et al. ~ Vienna Philharmonic, Bohm ~ 1966
Some of the greats are in this one. It's in b&w and grainy, but wonderful.
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