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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0675754004798 Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Import, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Dynamic (Italy) Languages: Manufacturer: Dynamic (Italy) Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Dynamic (Italy) Release Date: January 29, 2008 Running Time: 203 minutes Studio: Dynamic (Italy) Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I really wanted to like this ...Knowing the story behind Maniaci's brutal experience of having to learn this entire work in about two weeks before performing it, I honestly wanted to like it much, much more than I did. The only reason this has any stars at all is because of the reason I bought it: Maniaci, who was head and shoulders above the other performers. I can't really single out any of them for special mention, even in terms of how little they left me moved. (Well, that's not entirely true; I understand that opera is ... Read More Rating:  - The next best thing to seeing this performance live.This performance comes with English subtitles and is the next best thing to seeing this performance live. The Opera is available on CD but this performance is the first in Video DVD and the only one available. The video performance adds a new dimension to the opera. Rating: - Une bonne curiositéDe Meyerbeer, peu d'opéras ont été représentés sur scène : Les Huguenots, et Robert le Diable principalement. Ce "Crociato" est donc le bienvenu. Bien mis en scène et bien interprété, il ne bénéficie pas, cependant, des prestigieuses distributions des sus-nommés (Corelli, Sutherland, Ramey, Anderson...). Il n'en est pas moins vivement recommandé de l'apprécier, car il est dans la veine des grands Rossini qui furent remis au goût du jour dans les années 80-90 (Ermione, Otello, La Donna ... Read More Rating: - Masterpiece? No. But touched with greatnessThis opera marks a turning point in two ways. It sets the direction for Italian opera after Rossini and it's international success leads to Meyerbeer's Paris operas. Indebted to Rossini, yes - but it in a distinct voice - Meyerbeer's. It's a leaner Meyerbeer than Paris - no "effects without causes" here, although the plot is not the finest. Not much action. More about revelations between characters. But it is not just istorically interesting. It offers many delights during it's Wagnerian length. Act ... Read More |
