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DVD : Monteverdi - L'Orfeo
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Monteverdi - L'Orfeo starring: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Philippe Huttenlocher, Trudeliese Schmidt, Dietlinde Turban, Francisco Araiza directed by: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle List Price: $29.98 CD-Charts Price: $19.97 You Save: $10.01 (33%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007341636 Format: Classical, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled Label: Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Release Date: March 13, 2007 Running Time: 102 minutes Studio: Deutsche Grammophon Theatrical Release Date: 1978 Sales Rank: 17952 MPN: 000824209 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Opulent, Raggedy, OutdatedWhen it was staged in 1975, Harnoncourt & Ponelle's production of Monteverdi's 1607 opera L'Orfeo was a revolutionary triumph of the "Early Music" movement, the harbinger of massive changes in the whole environment of classical music that have blessedly occurred since. I wasn't there for opening night, but I heard of the event and applauded vigorously. Nikolaus Harnoncourt has the stature of an Apostle in my musical pantheon. That said, it's painful to confess that I find the current re-released film of that production extremely hard to watch and hear. In comparison to the musically sublime performance by Tragicomedia, also on DVD, this costume-heavy staging seems melodramatic, busy, and incoherent in affect. The orchestra is raggedy in ... Read More: Rating:  - Excelent Version of the Orfeo from MonteverdiThis version is one of the best orfeos i've ever seen. The scenery and vestuary are gorgeous and the singers are fabulous. Fernando Arauza is marvelous. Rating:  - Wonderful PerformanceI also own the performance staged at the Liceu de Barcelona, and was able to compare it to Harnoncourt's version. What I like more about this last one (Harnoncourt) is the quality of the singers and that they are better actors, especially in the dramatic moments. The staging is impressive, although I like the Barcelona one better because it makes me feel that this is the way it was represented for the first time, during Monteverdi's life. Rating: - Still the best of the lotThe long-awaiting DVD of this production is out, and it is fabulous. As one could expect from DGG, the sound and visuals are first-rate. If you have to choose only one recording of this great opera, this is the one to get (I have them all, I think). The costumes are sets are terrific and authentic- probably better than authentic. One gets the feeling that one is there, along with the Duke and Duchess. Amazing playing, especially considering how early in the "early music revival" period this was made. The box set with the other two extant Monteverdi operas is a good deal, as well, as they are also excellent. The work is timeless, fun, and profound. See this, in this version, and you'll be a fan for life. Rating: - At last available on DVD. Well worth the wait.Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was first performed in 1607, which makes it one of the first operas ever written. Staging such an antique work is a challenge, since the social environment in which it was first performed has long vanished, and our knowledge of it is imperfect, at best. There are many temptations for a director of such a piece, including 'modern dress', high camp, or worst of all, he could treat it as a contemporary opera. Fortunately, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle has fallen into none of these traps - he stages, in front of a modern audience, a formal masque-like performance, and transforms the chorus into the 17th century audience - a very clever trick which allows them to perform in the opera but also to react to its contents. ... Read More: |
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