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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0809478000396 Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: BBC / Opus Arte Languages: Manufacturer: BBC / Opus Arte MPN: 849 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: BBC / Opus Arte Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 19, 2002 Running Time: 172 minutes Studio: BBC / Opus Arte Theatrical Release Date: 2002 Editorial Review: Description: Jose Cura and Dmitri Hvorostovsky lead the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera, in Elijah Moshinsky's new Royal Opera House production, co-produced with Teatro Real Madrid, with sets by the noted Italian film designer Dante Ferretti. SPECIAL FEATURES -- Meet the Cast, All about Schlager, Behind the Scenes, Illustrated Synopsis, Illustrated Booklet Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Powerful!Although I am not fond of opera, I enjoy so much seeing Dmitri Hvorostovsky perform - not just the incredible range of his voice, but his superb singing and acting abilities. His face and body are so expressive of the emotions to be projected during a scene. He has such a wide range of musical superiority! A DVD to be treasured for many years. Rating:  - Good singing; lousy production!This production (the fourth I've seen) of Il Trovatore was a disappointment from the start with poor lighting throughout. As for the sets and costumes, detail of which was obscured by the aforementioned lack of light, it was red for the gypsies and blue for the nobility. What a concept! (This made it easy to spot the gypsy sympathizers in blue territory.) I found it hard to believe that the pristine, blue-blooded Leonora would fall for the sweaty, greasy-hair, disheveled, gypsy-attired ... Read More Rating: - Brief ReviewOkay, simply stated: Hvorostovsky: Highlight of the show. "Il balen" was stunning and his presentation was exquisite. Cura: Not his best by any means, but a passable heroic tenor. Villarroel: Not appropriate for this role. She skipped out on some of the high notes in the first aria. Not unheard of, but it should be expected of someone performing for a company as prestigious as Covent Garden. Not a bad voice, but she does not need to sing Verdi ever again. Also, she ... Read More Rating: - It almost got 5 - but for...Jose Cura, simply not in his best vocally here. In the 'bonus CD', Hvorostovsky and Cura commented on their portrayals in this production: they carried out real sword fights in Act I, as opposed to Pavarotti and Milnes' sham sword showing in the other set I've got. However, this highly dramatic scene has its cost - Cura was not attuned to this physical assertion. Dmitri actually gave an account of this scene in the commentary part - he gave credit to Cura, being a tenor, for making this scene dramatically ... Read More Rating: - A passionate production of this wild operaIl Trovatore has a wild quality to it with its firelight nighttime settings, its revenge theme, its intense characters. I love how the opera often feels out of control even though, of course, the performers can't be. And that's why this is such a good production. The four leads attack their parts with passion, while exhibiting (for the most part) the control that Verdi requires of his singers. The two stand-out performances are by Yvonne Naef and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Naef is moving as Azucena, partly ... Read More |
