Donizetti: L'elisir D'amore
by Levine
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Actor: Luciano PavarottiDirector: Levine
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 2 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Decca
Movie Reviews of Donizetti: L'elisir D'amore
Movie Review: Far and away the Best version of this opera!
Summary: 5 Stars
In my opinion this 1981 production at the Met is easily heads and tails above its 1971 and 1991 competition. First of all it has a wonderful cast who play their roles to comic perfection;Pavarotti himself is in his prime.
Secondly,the production design and Nicola Rescigno's treatment of the score capture the rustic, country feel of this Donizetti comedy much better than Levine in the 1991 production which I had the great fortune to attend. Though that production boasts Kathleen Battle in great voice as Adina, it is a role of a young woman in love and Judith Blegen seems to fit better here. As for the rest of the cast there is very little comparison. Brent Ellis and Sesto Bruscantini give seminal performances here.
As far as the 1971 CD version goes, though there is some good singing here and there, I have never taken a liking to Bonynge who I believe had very little understanding of music, but had a great business sense and bedside manner. His treatment of both his wife's singing or a score make nearly any work of his unlistenable for me. Dame Joan had one of the greatest voices ever but couldn't pronounce a lick of what she was singing in most everything she recorded with her husband including the '71 elisir. Pavarotti on the other hand was unimpeachable in this regard.
In conclusion, this production is the closest thing to what I think Donizetti must have had in mind when he wrote the score. This also contains beyond any doubt or criticism the absolute BEST recorded version of "Una Furtiva Lagrima" available.
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