Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera

Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera

Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera
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Actor: Ingvar Wixell, James Levine, Luciano Pavarott, Maralin Niska, Renata Scotto
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon

Movie Reviews of Puccini - La Boheme / Pavarotti, Scotto, Niska, Wixell, Plishka, Levine, Metropolitan Opera

Movie Review: Not what I had hoped for
Summary: 3 Stars

I eagerly anticipated receiving this DVD in the mail and, when I did, I immediately popped it into the DVD player. I was disappointed. Pavarotti's singing, particularly in "Che gelida manina," is not inspiring. He was weak on the High-C and just seemed generally off his usual standard. Renata Scotto's portrayal of Mimi was particularly unconvincing in that there is no way that a woman of that size could ever be consumptive. Her singing seemed shrill, as well. The supporting cast was strong but, again, they did not seem to fit their parts (with the delightful exception of Italo Tajo as Benoit). Levine's conducting is wonderful.

So what to do? If I were to make a recommendation of a Met performance, I would recommend the Zeffirelli production with Teresa Stratas and Jose Carreras. Many might say that Carreras' weak top is a downside, but I think it is more than made up for by his rich voice and wonderful acting.

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