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DVD : Offenbach - Les Brigands / Gibault, Trempont, Chevalier, Lyon Opera
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Offenbach - Les Brigands / Gibault, Trempont, Chevalier, Lyon Opera starring: Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Valérie Chevalier, Monique Barscha, Michel Trempont, Jean-Luc Viala directed by: Yves-André Hubert Price: $144.89 Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0014381924121 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Image Entertainment Manufacturer: Image Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Image Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 16, 2002 Running Time: 121 minutes Studio: Image Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1989 Sales Rank: 120659 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Description: This Lyon Opera production of Offenbach's operetta, "Les Brigands," transposes the high jinks of Italian mountain bandits to gangland Chicago, complete with trench coats, fedoras and revolvers replacing traditional capes, sombreros and pistols. Louis Erlo and Alain Maratrat's hugely entertaining and theatrical staging is a perfect vehicle for the infectious melodies, scintillating wit and drama of disguises. Conducted by Claire Gibault. Amazon.com: This tuneful, frivolous bit of musical candy will probably be unfamiliar but is well worth knowing. Jacques Offenbach wrote dozens of operettas that are seldom seen in France and never performed anywhere else. Les Brigands ("The Bandits") is one of them, and it raises the question of how much more musical fun is buried in dusty Parisian archives. But while we wait for an answer to that question, at least we have this to enjoy. The plot involves a gang of 19th-century robbers lurking in the Alps to trap travelers, but this production recasts them as modern gangsters in Chicago. It works well enough, except that the text keeps referring to mountain passes, tunnels, etc. while the scenery shows what looks like the lobby of a luxury hotel. Still, the music is delightful and the singing and acting are excellent, notably Michel Trempant as the bandit leader and Valerie Chevalier as his daughter. --Joe McLellan Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Crack open the chanpagneYes, a couple of glasses of champagne make the perfect accompaniment to this 5 star production, but try not to drink the whole bottle like I did (ouch). Let's get the negatives out of the way first. It has been commented in the previous review that the transposition to 1920s Chicago doesn't work, as the dialogue still refers to mountain passes and dark tunnels etc. This is a spot on observation. However, in it's favour is that all the female characters are dressed in 1920s style, and mighty elegant they look to. Other than that, not to mention an improbable plot, this production positively sparkles. Michel Trempont is superb as always, not only does he sing well but he also has a very distinctive speaking voice. But ... Read More: Rating:  - Although not wellknown, the music is so enchantingAlthough this operetta is not so wellknown as The Merry Widow or the opera by the composer itself, Le Contes D'Hoffmann, it is not less magnificent and enchanting and we are amazed of the lively and sparkling music that is so beautiful and melodious from beginning to the end. It contains the exotic and specific French accent in the music,and give this operetta an extra-ordinary nuance. It is also sung and performed with such care and excellence, although the singers are not so wellknown outside Europe. The disappointment only lies in the contemporary costumes which leave us no imagination of the crude and rough gang of bandits, as in here they just look like a bunch of office executives and employees on a union strike rather than a gang ... Read More: |
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