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DVD : Verdi - Il Trovatore
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Verdi - Il Trovatore starring: Carl Tanner, Iano Tamar, Zeljko Lucic, Marianne Cornetti, Giovanni Parodi directed by: Robert Carsen List Price: $45.98 CD-Charts Price: $40.99 You Save: $4.99 (11%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD EAN: 0809478009740 Format: Anamorphic, Digital Sound, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen Label: BBC Opus Arte Manufacturer: BBC Opus Arte Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: BBC Opus Arte Release Date: September 25, 2007 Running Time: 119 minutes Studio: BBC Opus Arte Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Sales Rank: 44634 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Well worth seeingAfter reading Scott Morrison's very detailed review I was somewhat skeptical about purchasing this work. I trust Mr. Morrison's opinions and always check to see what he has written before making any purchase. However, in this instance I must beg to differ with the impression that his review creates. I have owned for some time the Opus Arte Royal Opera House Covent Garden version of the same opera which has, as expected, several very big name opera stars and a fine orchestra. This is very different from the Bregenz Festspiele version where the only person who might be known is the stage director Robert Carsen. As `Opera' the Covent Garden version rates (IMHO) 4 stars; but in terms of `Entertainment' the work would struggle to get 2 or 3 stars. ... Read More: Rating:  - 'Trovatore' Held Hostage by Egomaniac Director and Set DesignerAre European audiences so jaded by traditional productions of operas in the standard repertoire that they have to have more and more bizarre productions to satisfy them? Was the audience at the 2005 Bregenz Festival so ignorant of the plot of 'Il trovatore' that they applauded spectacular stage effects that completely ignored the narrative line of the opera? Whatever the case, this production by director Robert Carsen is a disaster. It is set on Bregenz's floating stage (in Lake Constance) with a huge multistory set designed to look like a petrochemical plant painted blood red (symbolic, eh?) and spouting fire frequently at every possible location on the set (something about petrochemicals and global warming?). Impressive though all this be visually ... Read More: |
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