Adam - Giselle / Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Vittorio d'Amato, La Scala Ballet
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Actor: Antonino Sutera, David Coleman, Marta Romagna, Romagna, Sophie SarroteDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: French (Original Language); English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
Movie Reviews of Adam - Giselle / Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Vittorio d'Amato, La Scala Ballet
Movie Review: sub par giselle
Summary: 3 Stars
when you have seen one of the greatest performances of all time and that performance happens to be the royal ballet's production of giselle how do you approach another companys rendition without scrutinizing every move right down to the eye blinking? so it is that i share my thoughts on this la scala production of giselle. disappointed? yes, underwhelmed? very, but how could one not be after viewing as i said one of the very best productions not just of giselle but of any ballet, ever? where to start? the star principals, svetlana zakharova and roberto bolle. i am just not that impressed. several years back i saw roberto bolle perform at the met in romeo and juliet opposite allesandra ferri at ferri's final performance for abt. i was very excited to see bolle because i had heard so much about him. afterwards i thought he was an okay dancer but i never bought into his portrayal of romeo. and this is exactly what i feel about his performance here as loys/albrect. he seems a bit cool to the touch, detached. and although bolle has made quite a name for himself, it is in fact, johann kobborg of the royal ballet who schools him in the role of loys/albrecht. svetlana zhakarova is an okay ballerina but also seems a bit uncomfortable in this role. her main facial expression seems to be that of a deer caught in the headlights. i do not see the necessary acting chops needed to portray giselles buoyant but subtle demeanor. hillarion danced by vittorio d'amato was decently portrayed but nothing special. he seemed to blend in with the the rest of the corps. the peasant pas de deux in the first act was just adequate. and what was the problem with the underpinnings of the peasant ballerinas dress? it seemed bunched up to one side. and while im on the subject of "wardrobe malfunctions", what are the sharp objects protruding from bolles package? car keys? and no, this is not something you have to be looking for to spot. are there no full length mirrors in the dressing rooms? interestingly bolle can be seen (minus the car keys) in the peasant pas in an earlier la scala dvd production of giselle. the second "white" act was okay. marta romagna as myrta was decent but again less than memorable. this is a live performance with an audience and truly, this is one of the deadest audiences i have ever heard. there are scenes in giselle where its a given that you would expect to hear shouts of approval amidst the thunderous applause. not in this production you wont. the applause if any is just merely polite. a "smattering" if you will. my father who is an opera aficianado tells me that italian audiences are notoriously fickle and in fact booed the tenor roberto alagna who was performing in aida off the stage in this very opera house! (google it, its pretty funny.) on the technical, the stage is the same as used in the earlier allesandra ferri production and it still looks nice. the lighting is decent. the picture and color reproduction are excellent. i found the editing however, to be mildly atrocious. camera angles on occasion change a bit too quickly, and some of those angles are a bit awkward. also, if close ups in a ballet are your thing, then you wont have a problem. the orchestration is very good and has a delicate hint of italianate in it. overall its not that bad a production and had i seen it before the royal ballets giselle i may have thought better of it. i do recommend it for comparative purposes. for anyone choosing between a this one or that one, the royal ballets giselle with alina cojocoru and johann kobborg is the superior production. i rate this la scalla production 2 1/2 - 3 stars.
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