Verdi - Rigoletto / Domingo, MacNeil, Cotrubas, Diaz, Levine, Metropolitan Opera
by Kirk Browning
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Actor: Ariel Bybee, Cornell MacNeil, Ileana Cotrubas, Justino Díaz, Plácido DomingoDirector: Kirk Browning
Brand: Universal Studios
Writer: Francesco Maria Piave
Writer: Victor Hugo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Product features:
- Opening Credits [Rigoletto] , Preludio [Rigoletto / Preludio] , Della mia bella incognita borghese (Duca, Borsa) [Rigoletto / Act 1] , Questa o quella [Rigoletto / Act 1] , Ch'io gli parli (Monterone, Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro) [Rigoletto / Act 1] , Duetto. "Quel vecchio maledivami!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile) [Rigoletto / Act 1] , Recitativo e Duetto. "Pari siam
Movie Reviews of Verdi - Rigoletto / Domingo, MacNeil, Cotrubas, Diaz, Levine, Metropolitan Opera
Movie Review: Classic vintage "Plac", with friends
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent Rigoletto..one I am sure the audience felt very lucky to have witnessed. I agree that Cornell MacNeil is a little past his prime (but still excellent in role) and I agree with the other reviewers that Ileana Cortrubas is a sensitive Gilda (if visually not quite adolescent). Two small-role voices are memorable...the rich Monterone of John Cheek and the juicy Giovanna of Ariel Bybee (I hadn't heard of either singer until now). Beautiful Isola Jones as Maddelena wears a costume that defies physics, on her every inhale I involuntarily flinched -- but her singing was fine nonetheless. The Sparafucile (Justino Diaz) didn't deliver the dark tones you hope for in this role.
But, the reason for my review is the irrespressible ebullient Domingo. He is a force of nature. Is anyone happier and more in their element on stage than he? Sometimes he is just too high-test for the moment, but one always forgives his excess energy and just enjoys seeing and hearing a performing animal doing his thing.
Summary of Verdi - Rigoletto / Domingo, MacNeil, Cotrubas, Diaz, Levine, Metropolitan Opera
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