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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0824121001506 Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Tdk DVD Video Languages: Manufacturer: Tdk DVD Video MPN: OPCAPR Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Tdk DVD Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 18, 2005 Running Time: 148 minutes Studio: Tdk DVD Video Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Carsen's brilliant CapriccioI was lucky enough to see this production in Paris in July 2004. I had already seen Carsen's brilliant 'Hoffmann' at Bastille with Dessay and was not disappointed by his 'Capriccio'. Though some may find his approach 'minimalist' or 'distracting', for me there is a very profound exploration of theater in/as performance but also as metaphor. The usual boundaries between onstage-backstage-house, performer-stagehand-viewer dissolve away, allowing Carsen to capture the theatrical event in all its complexity. ... Read More Rating:  - Beautiful singing...awful productionOnce again Robert Carsen has ruined a beautiful opera with his minimalist and awful staging. Why anyone would want to view any opera he is involved in (whether on video or live in the opera house) is beyond me. He has ruined the Rusalka (with Fleming and other fine singers). The action there seemed to take place in a Motel 6 bedroom (including the final scene which is supposed to take place at a lake in the forest!). The MET's recent production of Eugene Onegin was beautifully sung by all the principals, ... Read More Rating: - Stylish, Passionate & TheatricalCanadian wunderkind Robert Carsen's productions veer wildly between the ridiculous (his "Rusalka" for L'Opera de Paris) and the sublime (his recently televised "Eugene Onegin" for the Met). Happily, this "Capriccio" lands firmly in the latter category. Led by the sublime Renee Fleming in a signature role, this is an elegant, thoughtful production that never compromises Strauss's original intent, despite a gratuitous update to German occupied WWII France. (The update does allow Carsen's designers to indulge ... Read More Rating:  - Second Best...I confess that I often struggle to keep my attention focused on Strauss; the music is unquestionably splendid moment by moment, and yet the totality can become (dare I say it?) tedious. This is particularly a danger in the opera Capriccio, and Rene Fleming fails to avoid it. I felt myself hoping again and again that her arias might be reaching a final cadence. The four male singers were much more able to hold my attention, both by their acting and their singing. The other DVD, by the SF Opera, is far surperior; ... Read More Rating: - DisappointingThe production is nice, even if it is not what Strauss wanted, but the "extras" like the shots of Fleming and others sitting in the balconies and watching the opera are distracting and unnecessary. The singing is good from von Otter and Finley but Fleming's delivery is simply bland, with occasional irritating swooping and other strange (jazz?) mannerisms. Also, her acting is below par, the last scene of her stroking the chairs was ridiculous, and most of the time she seems only interested in looking pretty. ... Read More |
