Verdi - Otello Solti, Domingo, Te Kanawa, Royal Opera Covent Garden

Descripción del producto Otello Tienda For those who want a home video that preserves the kind of treatment Verdi's Otello gets in a first-class international opera house, this Solti-Domingo-Te Kanawa production from Covent Garden looks like the best bet. Neither Georg Solti's conducting nor Elijah Moshinsky's stage direction pulls any punches; this is presented clearly and forcefully as a drama of jealousy (Iago's and Otello's) destroying innocence (Otello's and Desdemona's), in which a military man from a primitive background is plunged into situations and perplexities that his life has not prepared him to handle. What matters most is the casting of the three leading roles. When this production was taped in 1992, Plácido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa were the Otello and Desdemona of choice, and in this production they show why with effective singing and strong characterization. Sergei Leiferkus is, on the whole, a convincing villain, but not quite on the level of the two stars. The orchestra and chorus are outstanding.Otello was even more spectacularly represented in a 1986 film also using Domingo in the title role. It was directed by Franco Zeffirelli with more concern for visual and emotional impact than for operatic fidelity and, as such, must be judged as a movie, not as an opera in the traditional format. I would not want to be without that unique vision of Verdi's masterpiece, though his cavalier treatment of the music (most notably his omission of the beloved "Willow Song") has alienated many hard-core opera lovers. --Joe McLellan

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : Unrated (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 9 x 5,5 x 0,53 pulgadas; 2,4 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : D1492 Director : Brian Large Formato multimedia : Clásica, Color, Formatos múltiples, NTSC Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 27 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Marzo 31, 2001 Actores : Plcido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sergei Leiferkus, Claire Powell, Robin Leggate Subtítulos: : Inglés Idioma : Italiano (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified Estudio : Kultur Video ASIN : B00005BI90 Escritores : Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº59,424 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº668 en Artes Escénicas (Películas y TV) nº1,142 en Ópera y Vocal nº1,957 en Temas de Interés (Películas y TV) Opiniones de clientes: 4.4 4.4 de 5 estrellas 49 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : Unrated (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 9 x 5,5 x 0,53 pulgadas; 2,4 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : D1492 Director : Brian Large Formato multimedia : Clásica, Color, Formatos múltiples, NTSC Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 27 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Marzo 31, 2001 Actores : Plcido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sergei Leiferkus, Claire Powell, Robin Leggate Subtítulos: : Inglés Idioma : Italiano (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified Estudio : Kultur Video ASIN : B00005BI90 Escritores : Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare Número de discos : 1