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DVD : Stravinsky - Oedipus RexIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Philip Langridge, Jessye Norman, Min Tanaka, Bryn Terfel, Hisako Horikawa directed by: Julie Taymor, Seiji Ozawa  List Price: $29.98 Amazon.com's Price: $20.97 You Save: $9.01 (30%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007430774 Format: Classical, Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled Label: Philips Manufacturer: Philips Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Philips Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 14, 2005 Running Time: 58 minutes Studio: Philips Theatrical Release Date: 1992 Sales Rank: 36723 MPN: 000388309 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - didn't work for meThe fake heads hovering over the real heads did not work for me -- especially when the camera zoomed onto a real head, partially made-up to look like the costumed body below the fake head. Creon in particular was ludicrous. In general, I felt that the staging fought for attention with the music instead of supporting the music. And here's a minor point. Repeated phrases frequently went unsubtitled. This was unsettling. Overall, ... Read More Rating:  - Brilliant experimental productionThis is a stunning and daring production of a real jewel. Stravinsky's music for this opera-oratorio is compelling and beautiful. Julie Taymor succeeded in transforming what the composer saw as a static staging into a great experience with the right amount of movement without contradicting the composer's vision. This was a staged production with some minimal additions to create a film. It was performed in 1992 (and filmed on super film) so, compared to today's films and technologies, it looks ... Read More Rating: - Rich visual and audio experience - highly recommendedHaving been so totally pleased with Julie Taymor's presentations of Mozart's Magic Flute and Across the Universe, I decided to try her version of Stravinsky's opera Oedipus Rex. I was not disappointed. It was a riveting performance, such a satisfying and rich visual and musical experience. If anyone has a hard time getting into the Greek classics, this is the way to overcome that obstacle. Rating: - Converging Patterns of SignificanceStravinsky's masterwork "Oedipus Rex" ....a Greek play translated into Latin, set as a monumental-staged-oratorio, Igor's unique stylization of Verdi's idiom, add another layer of Japanese staging....Don't hesitate. Buy it. (One of Jessye's best ever roles) Rating: - At a loss for wordsNot much to say...I'm simply stunned and speechless, in agreement with the most extreme of all you enthusiasts. I just found this DVD up here in the Mexican High Sierra, and I can hardly express my delight with it. I'm in the classical music world, and really know what a valuable thing Julie Taynor has done for every creative soul: from Sophocles, Cocteau, e.e.cummings and Stravinsky, to all the people she's inspired in the concept of this "oratorio". As Jessye Norman says; she felt she was co-creating ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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