Strauss - Elektra
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Birgit Nilsson, Donald McIntyre, Leonie Rysanek, Mignon Dunn, Robert Nagy Director: Brian Large Brand: Universal Studios Producer: Michael Bronson Writer: Hugo von Hofmannsthal Writer: Sophocles DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 110 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Deutsche Grammophon |
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Movie Reviews of Strauss - Elektra
Movie Review: Past Primes
Summary: 1 Stars
It is absolutely shameful that reviewers here go on about the performance of Birgit Nilsson. I love many of her recordings. In her prime, she was magnificent. This is a SAD performance. Quite frankly, this is pitiful. This was a cast that was marketed on the fame and abilities of years past. Nilsson's voice is strained and off pitch (some reviewers will acknowledge this was sometimes an issue in her prime as well). The high notes are not there.
I challenge any serious critic to present this performance blindly to a listener familiar with the opera, but not necessarily the cast. With the cast being anonymous, I guarantee you this performance will be judged as being substandard.
Further, Nilsson was never a great actress. No one here can tell me that a 62 year old woman is "throwing herself" into the role.
Anyone who claims this is a magnificent performance simply calls his or her credibility into question.