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What is all the fuss about? - [19 Oct 2009]
I had been avoiding this video recording for years because the reviews here are mostly mediocre at best. I decided to watch it on the Met's website, and I was very pleasantly surprised, and equally entertained. Here is my rebuttal to some of the common...
at best. I decided to watch it on the Met's website, and I was very pleasantly surprised...
www.amazon.com/review/RYIFKO4R9...
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Il trovatore DVD - [11 Aug 2009]
This was the video of an old performance of Il trovatore. Well worth the price.
www.amazon.com/review/R3MHCGCJY...
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you can do a lot better - [12 Jun 2009]
As a production over all, this was definitely hard to stomach, an odd stage (though nothing too odd) and a dreadfully mismatched cast make it something I would not recommend. Eva Marton is well past her prime at this point (and why she continues to sing...
too odd) and a dreadfully mismatched cast make it something I would not recommend. Eva Marton...
www.amazon.com/review/R2N2DUDBV...
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An opera amteur says... - [20 Jan 2009]
Many parts in this opera seem mis-cast. In particular, Eva Marton as Leonora was a bad choice. I want a more girlish singer for the role of a young woman...not a late-middle aged matron with huge and glorious pipes. Most of the characters were wooden ...
I want a more girlish singer for the role of a young woman...not a late-middle aged matron...
www.amazon.com/review/R2FUULOSVXU...
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Il Travatore-Pavarotti-Milnes-Marton-Zakick - [09 May 2008]
I have never seen a better Il Travatore, with exciting singing all round and an emphasis on the role of fate. Pavarotti's duets with Dolora Zajick as the old gypsy are among the most affecting scenes in opera.
the role of fate. Pavarotti's duets with Dolora Zajick as the old gypsy are among the most...
www.amazon.com/review/REM9ZSS3H...
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the beauty of the darkened atmosphere - [05 May 2008]
Now, we have a magnificent cast above all. Pavarotti looks simply divine, and his sparkle never leaves him. Eva Marton is generally regarded as "miscast", well maybe this is not a spinto part but her great, thrilling voice and subtle acting are always...
never leaves him. Eva Marton is generally regarded as "miscast", well maybe this is not a spinto...
www.amazon.com/review/R39BERGMUKUOY...
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Close, but no cigar - [10 Apr 2006]
With a list of singers that includes Pavarotti, Milnes, and Marton, you'd expect a "production of the century." Pavarotti's voice is in its prime--it will dazzle you with its richness. The costumes are as lavish and appropriate as Pavarotti's superb voice...
of the century." Pavarotti's voice is in its prime--it will dazzle you with its richness...
www.amazon.com/review/R3A7Q6L2UTV...
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Almost perfect - [19 Oct 2004]
I just love this video. I often play it as an audio recording. Pavarotti is great nothwithstanding his acting abilities. His singing is the tops. Marton has a big pretty voice of course, but she is a bit miscast here, as she just doesn't quite have the...
his acting abilities. His singing is the tops. Marton has a big pretty voice of course...
www.amazon.com/review/R1ZTWJ2ILTC...
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An Underappreciated Version of Il Trovatore - [12 Oct 2004]
This video of Il Trovatore was a suprise when I watched it the first time. The set was very dark, as it should be, but their costumes help to illuminate the singers. Now to the singers: Luciano Pavarotti was his usual self: a great singer, but a terrible...
dark, as it should be, but their costumes help to illuminate the singers. Now to the singers...
www.amazon.com/review/R3V9IRIFHDIZB...
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moonlight serenade - [17 Mar 2004]
Though this 1988 Metropolitan Opera performance is far from perfect, it still has a lot to offer the viewer/listener. One of the drawbacks is that Il Trovatore is a "night" opera, where all the drama seems to happen from dusk to dawn; this production ...
offer the viewer/listener. One of the drawbacks is that Il Trovatore is a "night" opera, where...
www.amazon.com/review/R1XN3ULT1...
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