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Otello - Verdi [DVD] [1995]

   


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Binding : DVD
EAN : 0044007309292
Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer : Deutsche Grammophon
Publisher : Deutsche Grammophon
Release date : 2004-04-12
Title : Otello - Verdi [DVD] [1995]
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Audience rating : Exempt
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Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1995-01-01
Region code : 0
Running time : 142
Studio : Deutsche Grammophon
Theatrical releaseDate : 1996-01-31
MPN : 000210709
Number of discs : 1




Customer reviews

review by: Rampant Polyglot date: 2008-11-16 rating: 5
Very strongly recommended!
This superb production is a stunning success. The entire cast sings and acts with total authority and conviction. Fleming sings beautifully (even if she does look a bit like she's walked straight out of an American soap opera), my only reservation is over James Morris, whose acting is a bit hammy (he should have made less use of his (very strange) eyebrows). Domingo overwhelms. Levine gives the music all the ferocious power it needs, with a fantastically disciplined Met orchestra. Sets and costumes strike an ideal balance between traditional and modern, sumptuous and understated. One tiny gripe - not every line in the opera is subtitled. There are some serious gaps in the subtitling. Overall verdict though: excellent - the five stars richly deserved. I cannot imagine this opera better presented.


review by: Peter Hyde date: 2005-06-03 rating: 5
Otello the Great
Another great production from the Met. I bought this DVD without the benefit of a review. I was not disappointed.This is a typically traditional production from the Met but imaginitive lighting and colour creates a sense of modernity. Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming and the dasterdly James Morris are in fine form as is the Met orchestra under James Levine. The picture and sound quality of the DVD are excellent. This is one of the best of my growing collection of operas on DVD- now over 70, and I can recommend it without hesitation.


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