Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Haitink, Finley, Hagley, Fleming, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
by Derek Bailey
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Actor: Alison Hagley, Andreas Schmidt, Gerald Finley, Mandred R?hrl, Ren?e FlemingDirector: Derek Bailey
Producer: Simon Flind
Writer: Lorenzo da Ponte
Writer: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Italian (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 189 minutes
Release Date: 1999-05-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Kultur Video
Studio: Kultur Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Haitink, Finley, Hagley, Fleming, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Movie Review: One of the best Nozzes with a couple of caveats...
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, very appealing. Bright, sharp visuals; full crisp sound; mostly good cast. Weaknesses, surprisingly, is Rene Fleming at the time who was about 30 pounds overweight and who's voice as yet had no dynamics. Also, staging a bit crude and minimalist. Also, not widescreen. So, better than many but not quite satisfying.Movie Review: Cos? fan .... molti
Summary: 3 Stars
La qualit? sonora ? proprio mediocre. A questo si aggiunge una dizione veramente scadente, difficile da tollerare in una recita avvenuta nella Nazione del teatro ed in un tempio dell'Opera quale Glyndebourne. Perfino i recitativi risultano talvolta incomprensibili, quantomeno quelli delle parti minori, ammesso e non concesso che in questa opera qualcosa possa essere considerata minore. Viceversa sappiamo quanto nella trilogia di Da Ponte i recitativi costituiscano il telaio portante dell'opera, in grado non solo di sorreggere ma anche di fare ulteriormente lievitare in alto una musica letteralmente baciata dal cielo.
Paradossalmente consiglierei l'editore di aggiungere quantomeno i sottotitoli in italiano (sigh!).
Movie Review: I would've given it a 0 stars, if I could
Summary: 1 Stars
Please do not waste your money on this one. The sound is tourchuring. We could not even listen through the first act! It was complete waste of money for us! Poor Mozart, and I always thought that you can't go wrong with Mozart's pieces, what a dissapointment.Movie Review: Four roses, one thorn
Summary: 4 Stars
Must the role of Cherubino ALWAYS be sung by a woman? I ask in ignorance: Why must this be so? I found this character impossible to accept, and for me the woman who sang the role ruined every scene she was in. I could only see a woman dressed as a man and pretending to be a man, and a willing suspension of disbelief simply would not set in.Movie Review: A fresh Nozze
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my third Nozze. I give it 5 stars for scenery, costumes, freshness and entertainment! singers are all very excellent (except don basilio) - direction is clean and fresh - orchestra from london philarmonic is tight and with an excellent tempo - acting is believable and very realistic and clean.
recommended.
Summary of Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Haitink, Finley, Hagley, Fleming, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart's immortal adaptation of Beaumarchais's satirical tale has always been a Glyndebourne staple, so it was appropriate that this delightfully traditional production of Le Nozze di Figaro was chosen to reopen their refurbished opera house in May 1994. John Gunter's set design is airy and uncluttered, leaving the actors plenty of breathing space, while director Stephen Medcalf likewise allows the characters to speak (and sing) for themselves. Gerald Finley's Figaro and Alison Hagley's Susanna make a charming central pairing; Ren?e Fleming and Andreas Schmidt are a formidable aristocratic duo, while Marie-Ange Todorovitch fills Cherubino's trousers with pleasing playfulness. Bernard Haitink and the London Philharmonic sparkle, as of course they should. Unfussily filmed, this is as close to the real thing as you're likely to get without a Glyndebourne season ticket. --Mark WalkerClassical Music CDs
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