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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0747313540754 Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Da Capo Languages: Manufacturer: Da Capo Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Da Capo Release Date: February 12, 2008 Running Time: 138 minutes Studio: Da Capo Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - EnjoyableThis is an opera to enjoy it. Performers, from the singers to the conductor to the orchestra members really enjoy it, and it is contagious. This production is transposed to modern times, which creates some awkward instances with the libretto but on the other hand it allows for real funny theater, modern theatrical tricks that are nice and entertaining. The music is the core and it is nice, easy and enjoyable. The filming and the audio are not always perfect, but good enough to enjoy the performance. ... Read More Rating:  - Brilliant!This set seems to have divided opinions not on the quality of the opera and the performance - which are superb - but on the filming of Nielsen's delightful and charming Maskarade. I totally side with J. Scott Morrison in his enthusiastic response to this DVD, filming and all. The frequent camera movement didn't bother me in the least. It was not disconcerting and didn't intrude upon my enjoyment of this wonderful Danish treat a bit. If anything, I think the camera changes enhance the rambunctious ... Read More Rating:  - Good performance betrayed by incompetent video directionI hope we are not about to enter the era of the regie video director alongside the stage regie director. If you've ever wondered what an opera looks like from the pit watch this video. I think there is more attention paid to the pit than to the stage. Sleiborg's philosophy seems to be to cut every 10 seconds. By the end I had a headache. Besides which he is unable to accomplish the most basics of video direction. At times the camera fails to capture the singer (and this is when it is on the stage). At least once ... Read More Rating:  - Badly editedI have to concur; the performance is fine, but the editing is really bothersome. Face it: would you want to see a closeup of the oboist's beard, or watch the opera? At times, these cuts to the orchestra occur every 8 seconds! Kim Rasmussen (the editor listed) should be forced to spend the next few years listening to Billy Budd over and over again (and my apologies to all you Britten fans out there, but I couldn't think of anyone else that I dislike more)! Addendum: the video image itself is pristine, ... Read More Rating: - An Amusing Production of an Amusing OperaUnlike the first reviewer of this DVD (Stefan Lazar), I found this DVD of Nielsen's comic masterpiece to be a real jewel. Granted I have not, like Mr Lazar, seen the earlier DVD of the opera and thus cannot compare the two. But I found little in this DVD to argue with. His primary objection seems to be that the camera frequently shifts from stage to orchestra (or to the lively actions of conductor Michael Schonwandt who, amusingly, mouths every word of the libretto as he conducts). As an instrumentalist myself, I found ... Read More |
