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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0028907417394 Format: Classical, Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled Label: Philips Languages: Manufacturer: Philips MPN: 000109309 Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Philips Release Date: September 09, 2003 Running Time: 194 minutes Studio: Philips Theatrical Release Date: 1993 Average Rating:
 Rating: - not very good.I prefer the Provatorov version on VHS. This Igor is not convincing. Energy is missing. Gergev is just good...not terrific. Rating:  - Marvelous - Despite Some FlawsThere is much to agree with in all three previous reviewers' assessments, despite their divergent evaluations. Borodin's Prince Igor and this production have their flaws. The libretto is banal; this is no Boris Godunov! Kirov's scenery, though well painted, is for the most part only that. We, as lovers of musical drama, which opera is, should demand more, especially of DVDs; others, like the Met, provide infinitly better stagecraft. Finally, the makeup and headgear of the two principal Polovitsi: ... Read More Rating:  - Igor with earrings and for the earsI'm not going to add much to the previous reviews: if you like old fashioned opera then this production is for you, if you like opera as drama, then avoid: buy the CD instead. Musically the performance is up to the Kirov's exalted standards. I personally found the ear-rings seriously undermining at a couple of crucial moments and did wonder if this was in fact a European avant-garde production concept based on ear ware; they are so distracting (yes the Polovstians won because theirs are bigger!). Everyone ... Read More Rating: - Good singing - but awful tired productionA star line up of some of the greatest russian singers in todays times. Musically the orchestra under maestro Gergiev flourished. The picture and sound quality of this DVD was again flawless. Where is the problem? We are told on the sleave that this was the Kirov's magnificent 1998 production, and being aware of what Kirov productions are like I was prepared for some semi-tradititonal staging. What I saw though was a production that resembled something that would be considered old fashioned in the nineteeth ... Read More |
