Il Trovatore, Verdi's 1853 maelstrom of passion, infanticide, double-crossing and revenge, ... more
would be a mightily gamy affair if it didn't contain some of his finest arias, a cracker of a tenor's role and one of opera's most powerfully-written characters ...
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Il Trovatore, Verdi's 1853 maelstrom of passion, infanticide, double-crossing and revenge, ... more
would be a mightily gamy affair if it didn't contain some of his finest arias, a cracker of a tenor's role and one of opera's most powerfully-written characters ...
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Advantages: Pavarotti is a wonderful singer Disadvantages: but he is not a great actor.
This is one of Verdi's best operas. Stunning score, some well known pieces such as The Anvil Chorus etc.
IlTrovatore (The Troubador) is a very good, if slightly complex story, about a baby stolen at birth and unknowingly finding himself the arch enemy of this own brother over a girl. The woman calling herself his mother, in fact a gypsy who stole him suceeds in making life for The Troubador more difficult, as he is torn between his love for her and for the woman he longs for.
I have seen this with slightly different endings, so I won't spoil it!
Sadly the only down side to this is the great Pav himself. Now I AM a fan. His voice is truly something magical and I never tire of listening to him. However he is not this best actor in the world, and this opera was filmed when that wasn't as important as it is today, and I did find him ...
Film only review.
Il Postino (1994)
Director: Michael Radford
Stars: Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Not to be confused with the wholly inferior Kevin Costner vehicle with the same name (Il Postino means "The Postman" - US title), this charming Italian language film won an Academy Award for Original Music Score and was nominated for five other awards including Best Director, Best Actor (Massimo Troisi) and Best Picture.
The film is based on an adaptation of a Spanish language novel, Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skarmeta and is based partly on real life events that happened to the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature winning poet, Pablo Neruda. Neruda (1904-1973), known as el poeta del amor (the poet of love), famed for his beautiful love poetry, and was also famous for his political poetry and activism ...
supermazox 11.09.2006 (16.09.2006)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Il Postino (DVD)
Advantages: Glorious recorded sound, a fine group of soloists Disadvantages: Some fans may not like Sutherland in this music
This version of Verdi's Requiem sounds absolutely terrific. The chorus has lots of presence -so important in the famous Dies Irae and the soloists are miked beautifully. The 'Hostias' and 'Ingemisco' are some of the finest recordings of Luciano Pavarotti available. Arguably he had more character by the time of his later recording from the late 80s with Riccardo Muti but he is caught here at his finest vocally with the hushed ingemisco amongst the best of that much recorded aria. Joan Sutherland's performance has been criticised quite a lot by critics that think she should not have recorded Verdi roles (similar complaints surround her Traviatas, her Leonora in IlTrovatore and her Elvira in Ernani). I really like her in this music. She is certainly preferable in my opiion to Schwarzkopf (Giulini/EMI and De Sabata (Naxos)) or Nelli ...
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Title
Verdi: (Il) Trovatore [DVD Audio]
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Main Performer
Cynthia Johnston (Soprano); Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano); Donald Shanks (Bass); Elijah Moshinsky (Producer/film director); John Durham (Bass)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra; Australian Opera Chorus
Date of Release
01/07/2002
Label / Distributor
ArtHaus Musik / Select
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
2 hours 22 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works
Stereo
Stereo
EAN
4006680102764
Catalogue Number
100
Work 1
Work Title
(Il) trovatore
Excerpt(s)
1. ACT 1 (The Duel) - Introduction; All'erta!; Di due figli; Abbietta zingara 2. Che più t'arresti?; Come d'aurato; Tacea la notte placida; Di tale amor (Cabaletta) 3. Tace la notte!; Deserto sulla terra; Non m'inganno; Ah! dalle tenebre; Di geloso amor 4. ACT 2 (The Gipsy) - Vedi! le fosche (Anvil Chorus); Stride la vampa! 5. Soli or siamo; Condotta ell'era in ceppi 6. Non son tuo figlio?; Mal reggendo; Perigliarti ancor languente 7. Tutto è deserto; Il balen del suo sorriso; Per me ora fatale 8. Ah! se l'error; Perchè piangete?; Degg'io volgermi; E deggio (Finale) 9. ACT 3 (The Gipsy's Son) - Or co' dadi (Soldiers' Chorus); Squilli, echeggi; Ballabile 10. In bracciò al mio rival!; Giorni poveri; Deh! rallentate 11. Quale d'armi fragor; Ah! sì, ben mio; Di qual tetra luce; Di quella pira; L'onda de'suoni mistici 12. ACT 4 (The Execution) - Timor di me?; D'amor sull'ali rosee; Miserere...Ah, che la morte ognora; Tu vedrai che amore 13. Udiste? Come albeggi; Qual voce!; Mira, d'acerbe lagrime; Vivrà! Contende il giubilo 14. Madre, non dormi?; Se m'ami ancor; Ai nostri monti; Che! Non m'inganno!; Parlar non vuoi?; Ti scosta!; Prima che d'altri 15. Vanne; Lasciami
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1853
Conductor
Richard Bonynge
Orchestra / Ensemble
Australian Opera Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble
Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra
Main Performer
Cynthia Johnston (Soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Donald Shanks (Bass), Elijah Moshinsky (Producer/film director), John Durham (Bass), Jonathan Summers (Baritone), Kenneth Collins (Tenor), Lauris Elms (Mezzo soprano), Robin Donald (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Cynthia Johnston (Ines), Dame Joan Sutherland (Leonora), Donald Shanks (Ferrando), Elijah Moshinsky, John Durham (Old Gypsy), Jonathan Summers (Count di Luna), Kenneth Collins (Manrico), Lauris Elms (Azucena), Robin Donald (Ruiz)
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