Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe

Starring:C.M. Von Weber
Studio: Qualiton Imports Ltd
Product Type: DVD

Weber - Euryanthe / Prokina, Fogasova, Chung, Scheibner, Korsten, Opera Teatro Lirico di Cagiari

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A fractured fairy-tale

Weber - Euryanthe / Prokina, Fogasova, Chung, Scheibner, Korsten, Opera Teatro Lirico di Cagiari
Starring: Carl Maria von Weber , Elena Prokina , Jolana Fogasova , Yikun Chung , and Gerard Korsten
Manufacturer: Dynamic Italy
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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Schubert - Alfonso und Estrella / Mei, Trost, Schmeckenbecher, Muff, Werba, Korsten, Cagliari Opera
Bizet - Les Pecheurs de Perles / Massis, Grassi, Nakajima, De Donato, Viotti, Venice Opera
Marschner - Hans Heiling / Werba, Antonacci, Lippert, Fontana, Wulkopf, Ebau, Palumbo, Cagliari Opera
Rossini - Maometto Secondo / Lorenzo Regazzo, Carmen Giannatasio, Maxim Mironov, Annarita Gemmabella, Claudio Scimone, Venice Opera
Paisiello - La Serva Padrona / Tiziano Bracci, Gabirella Colecchia, Gianni Salvo, Marco Zuccarini, Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania

ASIN: B00070G6OC
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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A fractured fairy-tale.......2005-01-29

Euryanthe is really obscure - hardly ever done. There is an old CD with Jessye Norman, Rita Hunter and Nicolai Gedda. No such shakes here.
The libretto is hopelessly imbecilic. But the music, ah the music. Just dull your brain a little - don't look too closely at the plot and you will have an enjoyable evening. The singers are adequate. Fogasova is a little squally but then again she is the villain. Scheibner is a cardboard scoundrel complete with sneers and raised eyebrows. The production is straightforward - a romantic fairy tale - lots of reds, blues and greens. While it is no great shakes I am glad to have this opera in my collection. It is like an ancestor of Lohengrin - not nearly as dramatic, but quite beautiful.

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Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe
Starring: C.M. Von Weber
Manufacturer: Dynamic
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Music Video & Concerts | Genres | DVD | Video

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Verdi - Il Corsaro / Bruson, Michailov, Sburlati, Damato, Palumbo, Parma Opera
Rossini - La Donna del Lago / Anderson, Blake, Merritt, Dupuy, Surjan, Muti, La Scala Opera
Rossini - Il Turco in Italia / Bartoli, Raimondi, Macias, Rumetz, Schmid, Welser-Most, Zurich Opera
Offenbach - La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein / Felicity Lott, Sandrine Piau, Yann Beuron, Francois le Roux, Marc Minkowski, Paris Opera
Meyerbeer - Dinorah / Arapian, Vignon, Philippe, Victores-Benavente, Mazzota, Opdebeeck, Compiegne Opera

ASIN: B00077BPGY
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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