Tristan und Isolde
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Movie Reviews of Tristan und Isolde
Movie Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Upon watching this production of Tristan und Isolde, I immediately fell into this kind of avant-garde world which is really psychological. The first impression was that of a feeling of pathos, as we entered into Isolde's minds and thought just based on Stemme's look on her face. As the opera progressed, I was very impressed at the stamina and careful and thoughtful acting of all of the singers! I was quite amazed at the intensity and careful character development. I did not fall asleep, I remained there transfixed at the glory of Wagner's music, the voices, and the production. True gesamtkunswerk.
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Movie Review: Great Production ...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful production of my favorite Wagner opera ... Nina Stemme's achingly beautiful voice is masterful. Worth every penny and it will be watched often.Movie Review: Take it from a Fusspot
Summary: 5 Stars
Take it from a fusspot: this is one of the great T&I dvd's out there and some day will be considered historical. Fab. Fab. Fab.
Movie Review: Exquisite Opera -- Technical Disaster
Summary: 2 Stars
What a disappointment, and a hugely expensive one to purchase at that. This is a Nikolaus Lehnoff production, and as such is absolutely stunning it its presentation. Unfortunately, they must have used a high school student as a sound engineer and you can hardly hear the singers. Lehnoff had the same problem with his Tannhäuser, but solved it admirably with his Lohengrin and Parsifal. I recommend the last two highly, but not this Tristan. Don't get me wrong. The sound of the orchestra here is sublime, but the singing is drowned out and indistinct despite the noblest efforts of the cast. Singers at the back of the stage are virtually mute. It looks as if they are miming in a silent film with loud music. Those at the front are only marginally better off. You certainly can't understand them, unlike the singers in the suberb Deutsche Grammophon Barenboim Bayreuth Tristan (also on DVD). In that production, Siegfried Jerusalem and Waltraud Meier give you goose bumps. The only singers you can hear clearly in this Opus Arte Tristan are those who sing off-stage directly into the mike. What a disservice to the performers! I would have loved to have heard them. Must have been an experience to be in the hall.
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