Jon Vickers: Four Operatic Portraits (Samson, Otello, Fidelio, Peter Grimes)
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Actor: Die Walkure, Irene Lensky, Jon Vickers, Richard WagnerConductor: Franz-Paul Decker
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Video Artists Int'l
Movie Reviews of Jon Vickers: Four Operatic Portraits (Samson, Otello, Fidelio, Peter Grimes)
Movie Review: Jon vickers in scenes from his greatest roles.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a huge fan of Jon Vickers, having seen him at the Met in the 70's, my favorite Otello, a performance with Scotto, was brilliant, and I was lucky to be in attendance at the that stunning production of Tristan with Nilsson and Vickers in the 70's. Both of those performances will remain in my memory for as long as I live.
Summary of Jon Vickers: Four Operatic Portraits (Samson, Otello, Fidelio, Peter Grimes)
The many talents of the world-renowned Canadian tenor Jon Vickers are showcased in this powerhouse solo performance from a 1984 concert filmed for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. In four fully staged scenes, Vickers portrays the central characters from Handel's Samson,Verdi's Otello, Beethoven's Fidelio, and Britten's Peter Grimes. In spite of some questionable costume choices, liberal application of stage makeup, and Otello's '70s-styled 'fro, Vickers manages to captivate the viewer with not only his impressive range as a versatile tenor, but also his skillful dramatic portrayals of the characters in the scenes of their respective climactic crises. In fact Vickers is so convincing in each scene it is a wonder that he can inhabit the role so completely without the context of the entire opera. The concert is interspersed with somewhat awkward introductions that, while informative, disrupt the mood of the performance as a whole. As an added feature, there is a concert performance of a scene from Wagner's Die Walkure filmed in 1969 with Irene Lensky. Again the singing here triumphs over cheesy video effects superimposing giant images of Vickers and Lansky over the orchestra. --Karl WachterArt House & International DVD Video
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