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Ariadne Auf Naxos [DVD] [1988]

DVD ~ Jessye Norman
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  • Actors: Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Tatiana Troyanos, James King, Franz Ferdinand Netwig
  • Directors: Brian Large
  • Writers: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
  • Producers: Samuel Paul
  • Format: Classical, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL
  • Language German
  • Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Sep 2002
  • Run Time: 148 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000068UXJ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 59,425 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

DVD Special Features:
Picture: NTSC 4:3
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Sound: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Menu language: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Bonus: Rehearsal with subtitles
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Synopsis

This performance centers around the preparation, performance, and problems that come with staging an opera. Stars Jessye Norman as Primadonna/Ariadne.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect recording of almost perfect production, 8 Feb 2007
By 221b (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
This is in some ways a near perfect recording - a beautifully simple production, with some great performances, most notably from Kathleen Battle as Zerbinetta who skips through some terrifying coloratura with such ease and spins out notes like spun gold. Jessye Norman gives a particularly individual performance as Ariadne/Prima Donna, bringing a great nobility and deep spirituality to the role, although I'm never sure her voice is quite right for this role (listen to Lisa della Casa's bright, lyrical recording for a contrast!). Tatiana Troyanos offers a powerful Composer, but to my mind tends to sacrifice beauty of tone and diction for volume. So three great female singers in three great roles - Strauss, however, was not so kind to the male voice, and the role of Bacchus is such a trial for any tenor; James King, a veteran towards the end of his career, struggles with the high tessitura and doesn't quite pull it off, looking uncomfortable and straining at times to hold those ringing top notes, resulting in a sometimes dry and reedy tone.

The supporting cast is strong, with a notable appearance by Barbara Bonney, and the orchestra perform well under Levine in the pit. The production is unfussy and simple, and the sets manage to reduce the cavernous Met stage to an intimate chamber-like feel as is right for this opera. The film quality is little lacking, but nevertheless a great recording of a wonderful opera.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than 5 stars, 14 Jan 2004
By Dr. K. Midence "Maurice" (Wales) - See all my reviews
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Jessye Norman is Adriadne. Kathleen Battle is fantastic so is Tatiana Troyanos (what a lovely name). The rest of the cast is also excellent. What a production!. Beautifully recorded by the wonderful Brian Large (I always make sure that he is the Video Director before I buy a DVD). What a treat to watch this video over and over again
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Great singing but nothing to look at, 14 Jun 2008
There's no doubt that the lead female voices in this production are all in total command of their roles, but this DVD will probably appeal most to people who enjoy DVDs of concert works, because this `staging' is presented as a concert performance in fancy dress. The picture also has technical problems (numerous jumps and missing English surtitles), but is chiefly irritating for its endless close-ups on individual singers (sometimes when other people are singing), which detract from any sense of being in the theatre or watching a staged show with action. However, this isn't all Brian Large's fault--the Met production is static in a manner befitting a cast whose members are generally of great vocal and physical magnitude. They invariably sing to the audience, facing forward, and the attempts at dancing by Zerbinetta's troupe are clumsy in the extreme. I would recommend buying this production only as an audio recording because the DVD adds nothing--except the nonsense of curtain calls between the Prologue and the opera proper and an extremely self-congratulatory set of programme notes. Despite the claims of the latter that the sexagenarian James King is still in fine voice, he sounds strained at the top end in this recording, although it doesn't spoil the high quality of the overall ensemble.
My rating reflects the DVD as a whole and would be 0 were it not for the fine audio track.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A phenomenal and unmissable Ariadne from Jessye Norman.
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