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R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier [Glyndebourne Festival/Ticciati] Blu-ray Review

July 4, 2015 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Updated version of Strauss’ masterpiece Der Rosenkavelier features some sensational vocal performances and sensitive conducting.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, German Language, Opera, Opus Arte Tagged With: Classical, Der Rosenkavalier, Glyndebourne, Opera, Opus Arte, Richard Strauss, Robin Ticciati

Talbot/Wheeldon: The Winter’s Tale [The Royal Ballet/Briskin] Blu-ray Review

May 9, 2015 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Following Christopher Wheeldon’s successful ballet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter’s Tale is one terrific show that is as good as its predecessor.

Filed Under: Ballet, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Dance, Opus Arte Tagged With: Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, Classical, Dance, Joby Talbot, Opus Arte, The Royal Ballet, The Winters Tale

Adam: Giselle [The Royal Ballet/Wright] Blu-ray Review

November 28, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

This popular ballet gets a spectacular production in all respects and becomes a top choice among the Blu-ray versions

Filed Under: Ballet, BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Opus Arte Tagged With: Adam, Ballet, Classical, Dance, Giselle, OpusArte, The Royal Ballet

Mozart: Don Giovanni [Royal Opera/Luisotti] Blu-ray Review

November 16, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

An interesting and mostly effective reworking of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni is well cast and features some nifty visual effects.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Italian Language, Opera, Opus Arte Tagged With: Covent Garden, Don Giovanni, Mozart, Nicola Luisotti, Opera, Opus Arte, The Royal Opera House

Rossini: L’Italiana in Algeri [Teatro Communale di Bologna] Blu-ray Review

October 18, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

An upbeat and updated production of a classic comic opera, this Rossini Festival production of L’Italiana in Algeri on Blu-ray offers many smiles, outright guffaws, and nonstop shtick.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Italian Language, Opera, Opus Arte, Unitel Classica Tagged With: Litaliana in Algeri, Opera, Opus Arte, Rossini, Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos [Glyndebourne Festival/Jurowski] Blu-ray Review

August 14, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

One of Richard Strauss’ vocal masterpieces, this Ariadne auf Naxos has its vocal strengths but is undermined by some bizarre dramaturgy.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, German Language, Opera, Opus Arte Tagged With: Ariadne auf Naxos, Glyndebourne Festival, Opera, Opus Arte, Richard Strauss, Vkadimir Jurowski

Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie [Glyndebourne Festival/Christie] Blu-ray Review

August 6, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

This Blu-ray premiere of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie has some interesting if offbeat staging and is supported by great videography.

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, French Language, Opera, Opus Arte Tagged With: Classical, Glyndebourne Festival, Hippolyte et Aricie, Jonathan Kent, Opera, Rameau

Donizetti: Don Pasquale [Glyndebourne Festival/Mazzola] Blu-ray Review

July 31, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

A delightfully frothy and intimate Glyndebourne production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is given a superb realization by all involved

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Italian Language, Opera, Opus Arte Tagged With: Don Pasquale, Donizetti, Enrique Mazzola, Glyndbourne Festival, Opera, Opus Arte

Shakespeare: Richard II [Royal Shakespeare Company/Gregory Doran] Blu-ray Review

June 18, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Director Dornan and his strong cast deliver a compelling remounting of Shakespeare’s account of the downfall of English monarch Richard II

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, British, Drama, Opus Arte Tagged With: David Tennant, Opus Arte, Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare

Britten: Death in Venice [English National Opera/Gardner] Blu-ray Review

April 9, 2014 By Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Leave a Comment

Benjamin Britten’s final opera receives a superb reading by Edward Gardner and a moving portrayal of the lead role by John Graham-Hall

Filed Under: BD & UHD BD, Classical Music, Opera, Opus Arte Tagged With: Benjamin Britten, Death in Venice, Opera, Opus Arte

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