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| 1.Gaetano Donizetti - La Fille du regiment / Dessay, Florez, Palmer, Corbelli, French, Campanella, Pelly (Royal Opera House 2007) starring: Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Dawn French directed by: Laurent Pelly April 15, 2008 |
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| Marvelous singing, fun to watch, wonderful acting and great comic timing by Natalie Dessay, 9 high Cs by Juan Diego Florez. If you want to buy only one bel canto opera buffa, get this one. |
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| 2.Windsor Castle - A Royal Year starring: Barbara Flynn, Queen Elizabeth II, Edward Griffiths, Jodie Kidd, Ray Wheaton directed by: Matt Reid (II) March 14, 2006 |
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| I bought this as I am both fascinated and repelled by the British monarchy. The pomp and ceremony are quite interesting and way over the top (Christmas caroling to the queen's horses in the royal stables!). QE2 comes off as stodgy and not in touch with the real world. As an American, after viewing this DVD, I really cannot decide which is worse -- spending thousands of dollars for a toilet on a US government jet or having a guy on the government payroll whose entire career is dedicated to raising the ... Read More: |
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| 3.Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Eric Idle, Lesley Garrett, Richard Van Allan, Felicity Palmer, Richard Angas, Bonaventura Bottone, Susan Bullock, English National Opera starring: Eric Idle, Lesley Garrett, Bonaventura Bottone, Richard Van Allan, Felicity Palmer directed by: John Michael Phillips December 26, 2005 |
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| I'm always leery of "new and improved" productions of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. The originals are hard to beat. To my amazement, this version of The Mikado is actually very watchable and enjoyable! The producers stayed true, for the most part, to both the original story line and libretti (other than the fact they "moved" the story from Japan to England, and made a few very minor changes to the dialog). The performance of the musical score is outstanding - Sullivan would be proud. |
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| 4.Gianni Schicci [Blu-ray] starring: Alessandro Corbelli, Sergei Leiferkus, Marie McLaughlin, Felicity Palmer, Sally Matthews directed by: Francesca Kemp, Ann Abel Arden September 30, 2008 |
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| I'm always leery of "new and improved" productions of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. The originals are hard to beat. To my amazement, this version of The Mikado is actually very watchable and enjoyable! The producers stayed true, for the most part, to both the original story line and libretti (other than the fact they "moved" the story from Japan to England, and made a few very minor changes to the dialog). The performance of the musical score is outstanding - Sullivan would be proud. |
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| 5.Puccini - Gianni Schicchi / Corbelli, Palmer, Giordano, Matthews, McLaughlin, Jurowski, Glyndebourne Opera starring: Massimo Giordano, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Vladimir Jurowski, Marie McLaughlin July 19, 2005 |
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| This is a truly brilliant production of Puccini's comic masterpiece. Although this one-acter, the third in Puccini's "Il Trittico" (trilogy) of one-act operas dealing with the subject of death, is less than an hour long, it packs a more than satisfying punch in the way of great music, well-drawn characters, and entertaining plot.
Annabel Arden has done a marvelous job in drawing out the dark side of humanity in the story, which keeps this production from veering into caricature and slapstick; ... Read More: |
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| 6.The Funny Blokes of British Comedy starring: Judy Cornwell, Emily Joyce, Richard Briers, Geoffrey Palmer, Jon Plowman directed by: Duane Huey August 30, 2005 |
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| The DVD is just a presentation where a speaker talks about different shows of the British Comedy. I was expecting to see a presentation and then the complete shows, but instead they are just small parts (a few seconds) of the mentioned shows. |
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| 7.Handel - Rodelinda / Roschmann, Chance, Palmer, Nilon, Robson, Chiummo, Bolton, Munich Opera starring: Dorothea Roschmann, Felicity Palmer, Michael Chance, Paul Nilon, Ivor Bolton directed by: Umberto Chiummo April 26, 2005 |
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| I love this opera, and recordings of it are in short supply, so I actually bought this DVD (and the Glyndebourne one as well) just to hear some different renditions of this wonderful music. Both DVDs are good, but Roschmann's singing is a revelation! Anna Caterina Antonacci, on Glyndebourne's DVD, is a bit stretched by the tessitura of the part, but Roschmann has the coloratura, volume, and luminous shimmering tone that sets her apart from any other voice I have heard in the role. Her acting is also less stilted, ... Read More: |
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| 8.Britten - Let's Make an Opera starring: Felicity Palmer, Lisa Milne, Kate Flowers, John Graham Hall, Stephen Richardson directed by: Peter Weigl November 21, 2006 |
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| An engaging introduction to opera for children with similarities to Britten's Noye's Fludde (audience sing-alongs provide the chorus). Also a worthy companion piece to his "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," it is ideal for schools, music teachers, conservatories, and amateur theater groups. For those interested in producing "The LIttle Sweep," it may be performed with the introductory play "Let's Make an Opera" where the children participate in pulling together all the elements of opera (music, costumes, props, etc. as ... Read More: |
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| 9.Tchaikovsky - Pique Dame / Davis, Marusin, Gustafson, Palmer, London Philharmonic starring: Yuri Marusin, Nancy Gustafson, Felicity Palmer, Sergei Leiferkus, Dmitri Kharitonov December 14, 1999 |
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| I am writing this review to counter the bad ones here. This is a great production, both vocally and theatrically. The director's concept is wonderful and the singers are great. I recommend this DVD over any other one of this opera. What a joy. |
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| 10.Janacek - Kat'a Kabanova / Davis, Gustafson, Palmer, Glyndebourne Opera starring: Barry McCauley, Felicity Palmer, Ryland Davies, Nancy Gustafson, John Graham-Hall directed by: Derek Bailey March 26, 2002 |
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| On the DVD the orchestra is really there. I liked the production, and the cast sang and acted well. Perhaps the sound was remixed for the DVD as I could not understand the negative reviews given this production. |
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