Verdi - La Traviata / Richard Eyre, Solti, Gheorghiu, Lopardo, Nucci, ROH Covent Garden
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Canada DVD Cover InformationActor: Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Humphrey Burton, Leo Nucci, Peter ManiuraBrand: GHEORGHIU/SOLTI/ORCH DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language) Format: Classical, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 135 minutes DVD Release Date: 2001-06-19 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Decca Movie Reviews of Verdi - La Traviata / Richard Eyre, Solti, Gheorghiu, Lopardo, Nucci, ROH Covent GardenMovie Review: Seeing is Believing
When I first heard the CD version of this opera I thought, that it was good , but certainly not worth all the fuss. Then I saw the DVD and WOW!!! This performance is simply spectacular. When reviewing this work one must begin with Gheorghiu. She brings Violetta to life in a way that few performers have done before. First of all her singing is divine. She is in total control of her instrument and never falters. Second she can act an art that is often missing or downplayed in opera today She is seductive in the opening act, tortured and remorseful in the second, and looking very sickly in the final stanza.. Lastly, as many others have said she is very attractive, which is always a plus especially in this role. Too often audiences are saddled with Violettas that are wonderful singers but frankly are not credible as being the object of Alfredo's desire. This is not the case here. Gheorghiu's natural beauty is accentuated by the wonderful costuming. However for those who think that Gheorghiu is all about glamour, look at the final act where her beauty is sacrificed for a very sickly look. The one knock I have against her performance is not attempting to hit the high E at the end of the Folie! aria in act one. I do not quite understand why she chose to do this. Her voice was in stellar form and she is more then capable of hitting the note. None the less I understand the risk involved and have seen this note skipped on more then one occasion in this opera. However I must say that it would have been a fine exclamation point on her beautiful rendition of this aria. |
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