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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0724359944791 Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: EMI Classics Languages: Manufacturer: EMI Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: EMI Classics Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 05, 2004 Running Time: 176 minutes Studio: EMI Classics Theatrical Release Date: 2003 Editorial Review: Description: This romantic and rarely performed opera by Ambroise Thomas is now available on DVD in a new production from the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Starring Natalie Dessay and Simon Keenlyside, this Hamlet production is guaranteed to become the benchmark for all other Hamlets to come on DVD. Dessay creates a monumental performance of Ophelie, culminating in one of the most gripping Mad Scenes of all time ("Partagez-vous mes fleurs…et maintenant ecoutez ma chanson…"). Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The bar is highGreat work by miss Dessay who set the bar for Ophelia quite high, perhaps a new standard for this role. Rating: - Very intense performanceAlthough this is not a well known opera in the US, it is very enjoyable with very good music. This performance is excellent, with all the cast doing an excellent job of singing and acting. Rating: - Dessay - Ophelia of our time! This is really a remarkable recording and mostly owing to breathtaking Ophelia sung by french soprano Natalia Dessay. I had a change to see and hear her live in a operatic recital and she is truly the best coloratura and classical bel canto soprano of our time. She also proves this in the role of Ophelia. The most celebrated mad scene is a real treasure and it really displalys the mastership of Natalia. Her unique sharp and tender voice at the same time combined with the ability to perform all the ... Read More Rating: - Astonishing and Harrowing Operatic ShakespeareThis video of Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas is simply brilliant. Baritone Simon Keenlyside as Hamlet is astonishing. He is a great actor, especially for a singer, and he adapts his light baritone to the dramatic requirements of the opera with intelligence and total conviction. He has a beautiful instrument and uses it well, with lovely shading alongside outbursts of dramatic intensity. This was the first time I have seen soprano Natalie Dessay in action, although I have heard ... Read More Rating: - UnbelieveableThis is an amazing production and one can appreciate the incredible talent and the great loss of Natalie Dessay to the world of music. Her ability to continiue to sing and act in the "mad scene" with such amazing focus is truly remarkable. I am very pleased to have been able to purchase this DVD. I can only hope that she will recover and be able to continue to perform. The entire production was riveting and the music reamarkabley haunting. |
