DVD : Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Heppner, Mattila, Morris, Pape, Allen, Polenzani, Levine, Metropolitan Opera
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0044007309490
Format: AC-3, Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Running Time: 292 minutes
Sales Rank: 26245
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Quite a pageant, this Meistersinger! The sets are magnificent. So are the costumes. The comic bits are really funny, and the poignant bits are poignant enough. The recording and cinematography are first rate, good mainstream movie quality. The orchestra plays beautifully. I sat through most of the 292 minutes of the DVD thinking that I would have to award at least four stars. Make no mistake: I was genuinely entertained. However, there were four dreadful weaknesses:
1. The singing of ... Read More
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Actually I would rate it 4 1/2 stars. The singers and conducting are excellent, the sets and costumes are excellent (very traditional) The reason I don't give it 5 stars is because the opera has some tedious sections. If you love Meistersinger, you will probably give this DVD 5 stars.
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This performance of Wagner's epic (length) romantic comedy is technically very accomplished and the performances are quite splendid. I must say that Thomas Allen's Beckmesser is perhaps the funniest 'villian' I have ever seen in an opera. He stole every single scene he was in. He has a wonderful voice, but is also an extraordinarily gifted actor. Kudos! Yes, this opera does go on and on and on, but with Wagner, this is to be expected. I might make millions of Wagner devotees go bald with horror, but ... Read More
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I know this opera very well, having played it several times (violinist) and heard/seen it many more times.
I believe this is the finest opera DVD I have seen. It is full of the visual charm needed to place it in its context as a German opera, and musically it is superb. The acting, lighting, scenery and costuming are matchless in my experience. Every part is sung/acted convincingly, even though not all the singers seem perfectly suited to their parts in regard to age.
I plan ... Read More
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As with most MET DVDs, this one is brightly filmed; the sets are generally colorful and realistic (i.e., look appropriate to Nuremberg rather than Aunt Lizzie's broom closet or some such). The orchestra is first class, and the singers mostly do justice to the work.
Why not five stars? An opera DVD can compromise somewhat on the voices (as this one does), but it lives or falls on the sets, direction, and acting ability (as well as appearance) of the singers. (If you desire the best voices, look ... Read More
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