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DVD : Verdi - Falstaff / Muti, Maestri, Frittoli, Florez, Frontali, Antonacci, Busseto Teatro Verdi

 


: Verdi - Falstaff / Muti, Maestri, Frittoli, Florez, Frontali, Antonacci, Busseto Teatro Verdi

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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0880242512796
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Euroarts
Manufacturer: Euroarts
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Euroarts
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: Euroarts
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Sales Rank: 45815
MPN: 2051279



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Description:
The present recording was made at a performance in Busseto, Verdi's birthplace, in the Emilia Romagna region. There, in 2001, a whole series of events marked the 100th anniversary of the composer's death. The small, 328-seat Teatro Verdi, built in Verdi's lifetime, provided the ensemble of La Scala, Milan, under its principal conductor Riccardo Muti, with a particularly captivating backdrop, and the mainly young singers -- including 31-year-old shooting star Ambrogio Maestri in the title role, exciting young tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Fenton and internationally acclaimed Barbara Frittoli as Alice -- gave superb performances. The special appeal of this production lies, however, not only in the excellent quality of the music; there is also the fact that the scenery and costumes were recreated from a historical performance of 1913. Back then, Arturo Toscanini had performed the work in the same location to mark Verdi's 100th birthday. The orchestra at that performance was similarly reduced in forces, which means that this performance follows an altogether highly regarded tradition. What is more, this "chamber opera" version complies with the composer's wish for the work to be staged in Sant'Agata (just a few miles from Busseto), and the intimacy of the theatre in Busseto certainly does correspond to the personal character of the work. The lively and witty direction of the young Italian Ruggero Cappuccio combines the historical backdrop with the vitality of modern direction.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Tutto nel mondo e burla...
Famous Verdi`s operatic last words: "Tutto nel mondo e burla, l`uomo e nato burlone burlon" would translate in something like "Everything in this world is a tease. Human beings were born teasers". Everytime I listen at this opera I get the strange feeling that indeed, old Verdi has been teasing us with an opera that breaks every single stylistic paradigm, demonstrating to the hypercritical young composers of his times (including Arrigo Boito himself) that old Verdi could rule even on the territory ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Could it be better?
The only qualification that I could imagine someone making about this miraculous performance is that it takes place in a very small theater on a very small stage. But the singers are all fantastic--just to hear Florez sing Fenton's Act III aria is worth the price of admission. The women are simply delightful, Falstaff rich and characterful; only Ford is a bit mild and reserved. The sets are delicate, evocative and wonderfully old-fashioned (based on a 1913 Toscanini-conducted performance). Muti's conducting ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - I bought it ... and regretted it.
I was persuaded to buy this dvd by the other reviewers. As I teach this work in class, I was looking to upgrade my beloved, older vhs of the 1983 Covent Garden performance with Bruson and Giulini, so that I could more easily access selected scenes.

However, I was sorely disappointed by this performance. Despite the reviewers' comments, I found the staging and performances to be leaden, with everyone most often simply standing in a line and singing with their eyes on the conductor, not on each other. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Marvelous Production of Superior Singers!
I loved this production. It was lively and colorful.The costumes were copies of the 1913 production. The singers were the best, starting with the principal singer Ambroglio Maestri. Barbara Frittoli, Frontali, Mula and Antonacci were absolutely fantastic. Bernadette Manca di Nissa was a great Mrs. Quickly. Although the stage was small, the singers were able to make the best of space. The stereo surround sound was really wonderful. The Met production cannot compare to this one. Costumes were simpler and sets not too ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Lifeless Exhumation
A comic masterpiece is given a dull performance in this restaging of a 1913 "historical" production. The stage is severely cramped, making for some bizarre directorial touches, the sets not much more than painted flats, the costumes (particularly those for the female leads) quite unattractive. For me the biggest drawback of the performance is Ambrosio Maestri's characterization of Falstaff. Maestri plays the knight like a complete buffoon, totally for laughs (and is, bizarrely, made up to look just like Bozo the Clown). ... Read More


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      Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0880242512796
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Euroarts
Manufacturer: Euroarts
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Euroarts
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: Euroarts
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Sales Rank: 45815
MPN: 2051279
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