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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a superb dvd of the Munich production of this Donizetti opera. Gruberova does not disappoint, and gives a splendid interpretation of the title role, which she makes her own. If you like Gruberova, you will love this. If you don't like Gruberova, this could well convert you...
A modern production, with Thatcherite overtones... which work quite well, if you're not too attached to the big frilly collars of the more usual Tudor Queens!
Good sound quality, and pretty good supporting cast, with Haider on good form in the pit. The closing scene will make you gasp with Gruberova's vocal technique and dramatic flair. Worth it just for that!
A modern production, with Thatcherite overtones... which work quite well, if you're not too attached to the big frilly collars of the more usual Tudor Queens!
Good sound quality, and pretty good supporting cast, with Haider on good form in the pit. The closing scene will make you gasp with Gruberova's vocal technique and dramatic flair. Worth it just for that!
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having watched Gruberova's grotesque performance on the Lucrezia Borgia dvd, I approached this with some trepidation but I was won over by her spectacular assumption of the role of Elizabeth I surely one of the most dramatic roles Donizetti ever wrote for the soprano and indeed the whole work packs power. Where this falls down for me is the production which is set in Thatcherite Britain (is Elizabeth meant to represent Mrs T herself?).The costumes make a nonsense of the text and the set reminded me of a large and shabby waiting room at a train station. If you want to enjoy or get to know this exciting work without visual distraction then you would be better off in investing in the Opera Rara cd with Nelly Miracou as a truly majestic Elizabeth.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The music is wonderful; the singers are exceptional BUT it is supposed to be Elizabeth I not Margaret Thatcher. They made a mess of the stage production. Whoever suggested to set the opera in a dark bus station deserves to be sent to the Tower and decapitated.
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