Verdi - Falstaff / van Dam, Stone, Madra, Budai - Lluis Pasqual, Sylvain Cambreling, Th??tre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles
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Actor: Barbara Madra, Jos? Van Dam, Livia Budai, William StoneDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 131 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Verdi - Falstaff / van Dam, Stone, Madra, Budai - Lluis Pasqual, Sylvain Cambreling, Th??tre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles
Movie Review: SWEET & SOUR
Summary: 2 Stars
SOUR: This is a stage performance preserved on film. No effort has been made to alter the production to take advantage of the versatility of film. The scenes are dark; singers are obviously there - you can hear them but can only barely see them. This DVD is not at all suitable for viewing on a 4:3 CRT TV set, which is what I use.
SWEET: Jose van Dam is fine as Falstaff but the other major singing roles are poorly represented.
FOOTNOTE: The product description obviously is not describing this opera. Renato Bruson does not appear in this production.
Bruson made a fabulous Falstaff but as far as I know the Royal Opera production is not available in DVD format.
Summary of Verdi - Falstaff / van Dam, Stone, Madra, Budai - Lluis Pasqual, Sylvain Cambreling, Th??tre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles
Falstaff is one of the great operas, a work which actually manages to enhance Shakespeare's characters. Verdi was almost eighty when he broke his six-year silence following the premiere Otello, and startled the musical world by revealing this complete mastery of comic invention. It is true that much of the credit for this work of genius should be given to the librettist, Boito, who appears to have conceived the project from the beginning with a libretto of extraordinary brilliance. However, nothing can detract from the composer's capacity for matching it with music of real wit and humor. In this excellent production from The Royal Opera, the title role is sung by one of the leading Verdi baritones, Renato Bruson. Stunning designs by Hayden Griffin and Michael Stennet provide the perfect setting for this witty masterpiece.Art House & International DVD Video
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