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Tannhauser starring: Heinz Feldhoff, Gwyneth Jones, Franz Mazura, John Pickering, Robert Schunk List Price: $39.98 Childrens Bookshop Price: $27.97 You Save: $12.01 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007344460 Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Release Date: August 12, 2008 Running Time: 188 minutes Studio: Deutsche Grammophon Theatrical Release Date: 1978 Sales Rank: 28845 MPN: 001148509 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Description: "Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, the score is interpreted splendidly." (The New York Times) Gwyneth Jones bravely tackles the roles of both Elisabeth and Venus with glorious tone and splendid stage presence. This 1978 production from Bayreuth was directed by Götz Friedrich, and includes choreography by John Neumeier with stage designs by Jürgen Rose. The controversial production shocked many opera patrons while ushering in a new age of Wagner interpretation. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Historic TannhauserTime to celebrate! Finally this memorable production comes on DVD! What made the folks at DG wait such a long time? There were so many other sub-par DVD performances of this opera available out there long before this version was available. This is perhaps the only version of the opera that I have seen where I have not been bored or just turned off by some director's "vision". And boy does this opera need all the help it can get-which is exactly what happens here! First is the production itself ... Read More: Rating: - Captures the spirit of BayreuthThere are many videos of Bayreuth performances, but this was the first. For that reason alone, it's worth watching; fortunately it isn't the only reason. Unlike later recordings, this one includes curtain calls. I think this was an excellent decision, since it evokes the thrill of being part of a Bayreuth audience. Only in Bayreuth will an audience remain absolutely silent until the last note has faded, and then erupt in a paroxism of emotion - good or bad. Listen carefully, and you'll hear ... Read More: Rating: - OutstandingThere is usually something special about a first recording, and this Tannhauser was the first complete opera video from Bayreuth, in 1978. It indeed is most compelling, graced by the elucidating and dramatic staging and direction of the highly acclaimed Gotz Friedrich. Ironically, for a first recording, Friedrich's original 1972 production raised holy hell in Bayreuth, booed in the house, criticized by politicians (!) and raising only medium levels of praise from the critics. Today, it seems ... Read More: Rating: - Most solid Tannhauser on DVDThis is a recording of a live performance out of Bayreuth in 1978. Like most (though by no means all) Bayreuth audiences, this one is extraordinarily well-behaved, so coughs at inappropriate times aren't an issue and one gets all the benefits of a live performance without any of the drawbacks. There are curtain calls at the end of every act, but with the advent of the fast-forward button, these are not annoying. As a warning, the production isn't strictly "traditional": Landgraf and the minnesingers ... Read More: |
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