Puccini - Tosca / Erede, Marton, Furlan, Australian Opera
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Actor: Eva Marton, Lamerto FurlanDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Puccini - Tosca / Erede, Marton, Furlan, Australian Opera
Movie Review: There's more to TOSCA than Tosca
Summary: 2 Stars
If you are only interested in Eva Marton, then this production is great-for she is one of the great dramatic sopranos of our time. However, there are other characters and other voices in this opera that require consideration. This Scarpia is very good indeed, with a fine vocal instrument which he uses to full effect. Unfortunately, he looked like he was walking around the entire time with his eyes closed-which was a bit distracting. Furlan, as Mario, was badly miscast. This voice knows only loud and louder. There were noticeable vocal problems and musicianship was questionable at best. There was one very bad instance in the first act in which he was totally out of sinc with the orchestra. This is not what one expects from someone sharing the stage with Eva Marton. His acting was clumsy, especially in the 1st act, where he didn't seem to know what to do with his hands and arms. Overall the production was good, but what made it good was mainly Ms. Marton. That, however, was not enough for me to rate this version very highly. There are many other renditions with a uniformly strong cast.
Summary of Puccini - Tosca / Erede, Marton, Furlan, Australian Opera
Eva Marton's prime asset was her large, thrillingly powerful soprano voice, the kind that should be perfect for Puccini's most vocally demanding heroine. And, based on the evidence of this dramatically satisfying 1986 production from the Australian Opera, it was. Even though Marton is past her vocal peak, she still brings force and control to her portrayal of the actress turned murderer for the sake of her beloved artist-lover, Cavaradossi. John Shaw (as the police chief Scarpia) and Lamberto Furlan (as Cavaradossi) both turn in memorable performances but are relegated to near-oblivion by Marton's sheer presence. John Copley's staging stays within the confines of the libretto descriptions, preferring to illustrate rather than illuminate. But that's a small matter; between Marton's luminosity and the virtuosic playing of the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra under the able baton of Alberto Erede, this is a Tosca to remember. --Kevin FilipskiMusicals & Performing Arts DVD Video
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