Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito (Opernhaus Zurich 2005)
by Jonathan Miller, Felix Breisach
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Actor: Eva Mei, Jonas Kaufmann, Liliana Nikiteanu, Malin Hartelius, Vesselina KasarovaDirector: Felix Breisach, Jonathan Miller
Brand: WELSER-MOST,FRANZ
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language); English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: EMI Classics
Movie Reviews of Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito (Opernhaus Zurich 2005)
Movie Review: MORE THAN A SUM OF IT'S PARTS
Summary: 5 Stars
Having listened to several CD and DVD versions of Clemenza, I was left with the feeling that this opera lacks drama, without knowing why. Only the Gardiner CD pleased me. Gardiner found some of the dramatic potential but Welser-Moest has, in my opinion found much more. Welser-Moest has conducted this opera as if it was Beethoven. There are strong attacks from the strings and wonderful dynamic shapings of every phrase. In the chorus parts this is especially welcome, reminding me of Beethoven's mass in C. As an amateur singer of choral works what Welser-Moest has done seems very perceptive. Mozart may have wanted this much drama, but did not find a way to indicate this in the score.
Of course there is a downside to this interpretation: The orchestra sometimes overpowers the voices. Thus I feel that it is only fair to judge the voices as if this was Fidelio (Beethoven's only opera).
Allowing for the louder orchestra I find little to complain about vocally. I do think Eva Mei could have done more with her acting, as she is a bit on the "inert" side as others have noted in a similar way. In my opinion, the negative comments about fuzzy and harsh vocal sounds are, at least in part, the result of playing this very dynamic DVD on audio equipment that is not good enough to handle sound with so much detail.
All but the very best speaker systems have problems with vocal recordings with strong orchestras. As singers push their voices harder, the overtone content goes up. My AKG K 240 Studio headphones handle everything this DVD has with great accuracy. Speakers tend to highlight vocal problems making then sound worse than they would sound live. The extra overtones of powerful singing tend to sound somewhat harsh on many speakers and cheap headphones. This DVD is audiophile quality almost all the time. All live recordings have moments when the sound is not perfect, yet this DVD is hard to beat. I only listened to the LPCM track.
The picture is a bit dark, but again, this is quite dramatic if your TV can handle the video dynamic range which is as great as the audio dynamic range. Costumes are not of Mozart's period but are better than I expected.
Summary of Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito (Opernhaus Zurich 2005)
No Description Available.Genre: Performing Arts - Opera
Rating: NR
Release Date: 20-MAR-2007
Media Type: DVD
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