Richard Strauss - Arabella / Thielemann, Te Kanawa, Brendel, Metropolitan Opera
by Otto Schenk, Brian Large
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Actor: Christian Thielemann, Kiri Te Kanawa, Marie McLaughlin, Natalie Dessay, Wolfgang BrendelDirector: Brian Large, Otto Schenk
Performer: Helga Dernesch
Performer: Donald McIntyre
Performer: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Performer: David Kuebler
Producer: The Metropolitan Opera
Writer: Richard Strauss
Writer: Hugo von Hofmannstahl
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); German (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 178 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-06-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Movie Reviews of Richard Strauss - Arabella / Thielemann, Te Kanawa, Brendel, Metropolitan Opera
Movie Review: An Excellent DVD of an excellent performance
Summary: 5 Stars
How lucky we are to have this gorgeous Metropolitan Opera production on such a high-quality DVD! If you missed the original 1995 telecast of this opera, you have yet to discover the joys of this production. Arabella is a comedy of manners set in 1860s Vienna. Arabella's parents have a fading fortune, so they can afford to marry off only one of their two daughters; the other, Zdenka, they dress as a boy and refer to as Zdenke. I won't give away the rest of the story; it's really worth it to let this magnificent performance unfold and find out what happens that way. The cast was the best that could possibly be assembled at the time, with Wolfgang Brendel, quite convincing as the young, hot-blooded Mandryka, in his debut of the role. Kiri Te Kanawa is a legendary Strauss singer, and though she is often criticized for poor interpretation, in this opera her subtle acting shines. For example, look at her reaction when she meets Mandryka, the man she had been crushing on witho!ut knowing who he was. Her singing is consistently beautiful and soft, and her stage presence is radiant, in spite of her fifty years at the time of this taping. Arabella is supposed to be about twenty years old, and Kiri truly exudes the youth of the character, yet manages to convey the maturity that colors her almost maternal relationship with her younger sister Zdenka. Helga Dernesch and Donald McIntyre are animated as Arabella's parents. Marie McLaughlin is a passionate Zdenka. We really feel for her throughout the opera, as she longs for femininity and love. A special bonus in this production is the now-stellar Nathalie Dessay as Die Fiakermilli. She flaunts her coloratura in Act II. Christinan Thielemann is a sensitive conductor, and the MET orchestra plays flawlessly. The DVD transfer is superb. Subtitles available in German (original language), French, English, and Chinese. (Special note: Renée Fleming will perform in this same production at the MET in November 2001. G!et your tickets!)
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