Rossini - La Cenerentola / Frederica von Stade, Francisco Araiza, Paolo Montarsolo, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Claudio Abbado
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Actor: Claudio Abbado, Francisco Araiza, Frederica von Stade, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Paolo MontarsoloDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Italian (Original Language); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 152 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Movie Reviews of Rossini - La Cenerentola / Frederica von Stade, Francisco Araiza, Paolo Montarsolo, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Claudio Abbado
Movie Review: Opera as an Adult Fairy Tale
Summary: 4 Stars
For most newcomers, viewing opera is a unique experience. It is unlike watching plays yet the staging is similar. When viewed on DVD, one expects to be entertained as if watching a standard film.
I truly enjoy opera at home when a piece is given a theatrical film feel. Opera must be seen on stage for it to be truly appreciated for what it is and what it is meant to be.
Rossini's most famous opera is The Barber of Seville. If you have experienced 'Barber' then please watch this beautiful piece. It is based on Perrault's 'Cinderella' but without the witches and magic. The magic here is the music, the fun story, the bungling cast of characters and the playful situation.
Don Ramiro is a prince briefly disguised as a groom while his groom portrays him. As the groom, Ramiro visits Don Magnifico and his two daughters. He first encounters Cenerentola, Magnifico's step-daughter. They immediately fall in love but the prince has to know for sure if her heart is pure with goodness. The two daughters, Tisbe and Clorinda fall over the livery-disguised prince, suffocating him for a chance to be the lucky bride. Don Ramiro looks on. The philosopher Alidoro sets things up a notch by giving Cenerentola a chance to visit the prince's mansion.
Claodio abbado conducts the Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala. This production is based on the 1973 production which Jean-Pierre Ponelle originally directed. The setting, the staging, everything feels like a dream, from the comical costumes of the two sisters to the battered home of Don Magnfico to the palatial mansion of Don Ramiro. A DVD worth getting if you want to sink your teeth into the best of Bel Canto Italian Opera. Also highly recommended: L'Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti - Netrebko/Villazon with Alfred Eschwe conducting).
For those new to opera, also, check out A Night at the Opera by Sir Denis Forman. This book is the most essential reference book. I've had my copy for nearly ten years. Unquestionably the greatest approach to enjoying and following opera.
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