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Metropolitan Opera chorus and orchestra
Maurizio Benini (musical direction) / Bartlett Sher (stage direction)
Diana Damrau (Comtesse Adèle)
Joyce Di Donato (Isolier)
Juan Diego Flórez (Comte Ory)
Susanne Resmark (Ragonde)
Michele Pertusi (Tutor)
Stéphane Degout (Raimbaud)
Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera, new York, 2011
Maurizio Benini (musical direction) / Bartlett Sher (stage direction)
Diana Damrau (Comtesse Adèle)
Joyce Di Donato (Isolier)
Juan Diego Flórez (Comte Ory)
Susanne Resmark (Ragonde)
Michele Pertusi (Tutor)
Stéphane Degout (Raimbaud)
Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera, new York, 2011
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Cachirula
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Gorgeous due to quality of cast and excellent performances and production. We are very lucky to have the possibility of acquiring a DVD on one of the most dazzling of Rossini's operas. When shall you do the same with Matilde di Shabran?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By just moi
Format:DVD
Top quality, first rate performance! If you have not dipped your toe into the vibrant waters of opera before then this is perfect for encouraging you to swim at the deep end!
A wonderful comedy.. (yes, opera can be comical) French farce full of passion, deception, men dressed as nuns and some cheeky three in a bed action...all in good taste of course! Rossini does carry on! Juan Diego Florez - outstanding. Bravo!
A wonderful comedy.. (yes, opera can be comical) French farce full of passion, deception, men dressed as nuns and some cheeky three in a bed action...all in good taste of course! Rossini does carry on! Juan Diego Florez - outstanding. Bravo!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Abel
Format:DVD
The story of this opera was set in the time of the Crusades, when all men gone out on military expeditions, leaving only women behind to wail and lament...But then, there is that son of a duke of something, a certain Count of Ory, who is nothing more than a libertine without any scruples...
You can imagine what a outdated background such is for modern viewers!
So this MET production has this 'historical' thing set as a play within a play, just to be a bit more convincing to modern viewers.
Nevermind that - the musical cast is excellent.
I totally disgree that Florez is disappointing in any way - his performance is utterly convincing, and truly terrific. This MET production is his reprisal of Ory's role since his debut at Pesaro more than a decade ago, and he is in excellent vocal form.
Partnering him, the magnificient German coloratura soprano Diana Damrau gave a truly insinuating interpretation of Adele. This Adele is not a medieval simpleton: as a play within a play, this Adele is a feigned virgin, a dressed-up saint. At heart, she wants men - no matter Ory, or cousin Isolier, she wants men for amusement and fun. Damrau is vocally superb in this performance, with her timbre getting fuller and richer since the birth of her son in 2010. It is her acting, however, that is the high point of this production.
Joyce Didonato's Isolier is also a sterling performance, though in a trouser role, she is handicapped by missing out the full stage glamour afforded to Damrau, who looks surprisingly like a young Meryl Streep.
This one even surpasses the earlier Glydebourne performance with the wonderful Annick Massis and Ludovic Tezier.
You can imagine what a outdated background such is for modern viewers!
So this MET production has this 'historical' thing set as a play within a play, just to be a bit more convincing to modern viewers.
Nevermind that - the musical cast is excellent.
I totally disgree that Florez is disappointing in any way - his performance is utterly convincing, and truly terrific. This MET production is his reprisal of Ory's role since his debut at Pesaro more than a decade ago, and he is in excellent vocal form.
Partnering him, the magnificient German coloratura soprano Diana Damrau gave a truly insinuating interpretation of Adele. This Adele is not a medieval simpleton: as a play within a play, this Adele is a feigned virgin, a dressed-up saint. At heart, she wants men - no matter Ory, or cousin Isolier, she wants men for amusement and fun. Damrau is vocally superb in this performance, with her timbre getting fuller and richer since the birth of her son in 2010. It is her acting, however, that is the high point of this production.
Joyce Didonato's Isolier is also a sterling performance, though in a trouser role, she is handicapped by missing out the full stage glamour afforded to Damrau, who looks surprisingly like a young Meryl Streep.
This one even surpasses the earlier Glydebourne performance with the wonderful Annick Massis and Ludovic Tezier.
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Great music and fun
Just a wonderful production of a very enjoyable opera. It is simply a delight to watch, with wonderful performances, both in the singing and the acting.
Published 12 days ago by Mr. R. Chance
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Not to be missed
If you enjoy Rossini operas, this is a staging which is an absolute "Must Have:Must See". Superbly sung, superbly directed, it is one of the most enjoyable productions of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John
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Where is the Blu-ray?
This is a delightful production of an enchanting opera. But I have a question aimed at lazy producer Virgin: Where is the Blu-ray? Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lars Sandell
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Met's Comte Ory
While I haven't seen the DVD I saw the Met Comte Ory at the cinema in Monmouth so I suppose I qualify to review the splendid production and will place an order in about 10 mins. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. H. T. Webb
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not so comique, but slightly amusing
The staging is rather unimaginative, with a few prop changes and crutained backdrop. Costumes are pretty good, and somewhat flambouyant. Read more
Published 14 months ago by I. Zaneres
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