Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera
by Humphrey Burton
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Actor: Gennady Bezzubenkov, Irina Bogachova, Olga Borodina, Sergei Alexashkin, Yevgeny BoitsovDirector: Humphrey Burton
Brand: Kultur
Editor: Steve Eveleigh
Writer: Leo Tolstoy
Writer: Mira Mendelson-Prokofieva
Writer: Sergei Prokofiev
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Russian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 249 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera
Movie Review: Amazing performance
Summary: 5 Stars
Warching this wonderful DVD makes it obvius that "War and Peace" is truly a great opera, if somewhat neglected in the west. I was fortunate to have seen it performed at the Met back in the 70's when the Bolshoi Opera visited and this Kirov production cannot compare to that. Sets here are more than sparse and much of the first act looks like it is performed in various locations of a men's locker room. But the scenery(or non scenery) works better in the second half when the stage is raised and lowered to create more interesting multi-leveled performance areas. But this disc is about the singing and the singing is wonderful. Gergiev conducts with a mastery of the score and the chorus work is magnificient. This is an opera full of national pride and you can see it on the faces of both the performers and the audience. It is also interesting to see glimpses of the inside of the Marinsky theater-a masterpiece in it's own work. This video is definitely a memorable night at the opera on all accounts.
Summary of Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera
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