Verdi - La Traviata
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Movie Reviews of Verdi - La Traviata
Movie Review: Healthy
Summary: 4 Stars
Fleming is way too healthy in Acts 1 & 2 but does a beauthiful job in Act3. A Voice not to missed. Sets and costumes are what you would expect but Fleming it the whole show. Delightful and not to missed.Movie Review: One half of the golden couple missing
Summary: 4 Stars
I would not buy this even though it has Rolando Villazón, but only because I already have the one which also has Anna Netrebko!Movie Review: A Somewhat Average Performance
Summary: 3 Stars
I happened to see Ms. Fleming's debut performance at the Houston Grand Opera before she took it to the Met. She was actually better in Houston than she was in NYC and far better than this performance. She is THE Prima Donna of the opera stage at this point, but there are others that are catching up to her such as Netrebko.
(Acts I and II)
As to this performance, Villazon is the surprise that he still had his voice with full vigor but somewhat overacted as expected. Mr. Conlon did not seem to feel comfortable directing this opera. Fleming does her best when directed by Patrick Summers, Houston Grand Opera's Musical Director (both have recorded together in other settings before with pure beauty). The other problem with this production was Ms. Domingo's mis en scene. It seemed overbearing almost in all sets and the layout seemed to push the singers to move along paths made by the sets rather than the sets made to allow the principals and chorus to move freely without thinking of where to place their feet.
Note that neither Ms. Fleming nor Mr. Villazon hit their high notes--it's wonderful when they do (as she did at the premiere in Houston), but it's forgivable today.
(Act III)
Everyone seemed more comfortable and brought this beautiful opera to a higher level than in the first two acts. Thankfully, because it deserved to have something more positive that I could say about it. Fleming and Villazon seemed more comfortable at her dying scenes than at the love scenes in Act I.
Still, one can close the eyes and just listen to the music, regardless how well sung. It's the only opera that I know where 90 percent of the music is known to even those who have operaphobia. Enjoyable, just not a great production.
Movie Review: I saw this live
Summary: 2 Stars
and it was not remotely close to being a great Traviata. Fleming did not project well; Villazon seemed stiff and nervous; Conlon is clearly not an accomplished Verdian conductor; the sets were average at best.
Too many USA people just give any Fleming performance an inflated rating because she is attractive and is from the USA.
Movie Review: Old style opera! In the bad sense.
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, this is a good oportunity to watch and listen Fleming, Villazón, Bruson and Conlon together. But the mise en scene by Mrs. Placido Domingo is so bad. Looks like a poor old style in a little town! And Fleming, one of my favorites sopranos, is not Violetta.