Puccini: Tosca [Blu-ray] by Loreena Kaufmann, starring Ruggero Raimondi, Marcelo Alvarez, Angelo Nardinocchi, Marco Spotti, Fiorenza Cedolins: DVDNear.com

Puccini: Tosca [Blu-ray]

Puccini: Tosca [Blu-ray]
by Loreena Kaufmann

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Actor: Angelo Nardinocchi, Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcelo Alvarez, Marco Spotti, Ruggero Raimondi
Director: Loreena Kaufmann
Brand: Naxos OF America INC
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-01-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: TDK DVD VIDEO

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Movie Review: An excellent production holds its own among the competition
Summary: 5 Stars

I think I can safely say that this is the best-known and best-loved opera of all (well - perhaps we must make a Trilogy of this, Butterfly and Turandot [not 100% Puccini], should be included. So placing another offering in the market-place is a risk. Some will find it too-oft performed. And for other's the Verona is not a satisfactory production venue.

When reviewing an opera, I look to see how well the characters and story come off. Quality of orchestra, chorus and conductor must have a unified presentation, along with settings,and, of course, the direction. Without these qualities, the world's top soloits can find themselves in a disaster

I am happy to say that all aspects unite in a production that holds no significant flaws to detract from the performance The skilled team of singers/actors, second-layer soloists, chorus, orchestra, and, of course, conductor,designs and construction, excellent lighting, sound, camera work and editing, video direction -- all seem to unite in this quality, traditional version. Seeing it on the screen the cameras cn bring intimacy or grandeur. You will find one or two productions where Tosca sings slightly better. But ask yourself :is this a production to exhibit a famous singer or two, or is it a production that would satisfy Puccini's intention? To me, in the item under revew, yhe singing is uniformly good, but the unity of the performance is what make this Tosca shine.
The first thing that impressed me was the settings, ample space being available for the singers/actors to give an outstanding disc. There is something special about going to a live performance, but for me, with a large projection screen and a quality sound system; I can take my pick of what seems the best performance from around the world, and I would include this in that group -, and watch it in "you-are-there") presentation in the comfort of home.

In this review you are not going to get any analysis of voice-production, etc., just s subjective response as to whether everything "worked". And, as you will gather from the above, this performance really "works". There is no sense of being lost in the vast arena at all. And at this point, I can think of little more to say. If you want a good strong presentation of the opera, I would suggest you investigate this. If you want a production with a world-famous soprano overshadowing the opera itself, then look elsewhere.. I prefer to see/hear what the composer intended.

Final comment:Europe is brimming with opera companies and soloists, who don't want to travel too much. Consequently, many opera-lovers miss some wonderful prodoctions. If you are primarily interested in the totality of opera, investigate little-knwn (to us) worthwhile productions. Amazon usually stocks them.

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