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DVD : Bellini - NormaIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Edita Gruberova, Sonia Ganassi, Zoran Todorovich, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Friedrich Haider directed by: Jurgen Rose  List Price: $39.98 Amazon.com's Price: $27.97 You Save: $12.01 (30%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 10 to 14 days
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007342190 Format: Classical, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Release Date: March 13, 2007 Running Time: 155 minutes Studio: Deutsche Grammophon Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Sales Rank: 25022 MPN: 000819209 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Ignore the Nitpickers - There Isn't a Better Performance AroundAll the great Normas of whom I'm aware (Callas, Sutherland, Caballe and, distantly in time, Ponselle) were betrayed in one way or another by their supporting cast. Or, if not their cast, the conductor. Not this time. This is a magnificent performance and the magnificence emerges as early as the overture - which soars. All the supporting cast - and make no mistake, NORMA is Norma's opera and that is as it should be - all the supporting cast is excellent and they sing their ... Read More Rating: - Intriguing, refeshing new concept and approachHere is an intriguing new concept and approach to Bellini's near-masterpiece. Filmed in the early part of 2006 at the Bavarian State Opera, the performance comes across as a tightly-focused drama that plays up the dilemmas of the characters in a very intimate and personal way. The direction, sets and costumes, are all by Jürgen Rose. There were some comments in initial reviews about the ugliness of it, but I like it. It does not get in the way of the drama, and ... Read More Rating:  - A good try by great artist, BUT...I am going to take exception to virtually everyone here about this performance. I won't comment at all on the virtues or lack thereof of the production. This is all about Ms. Gruberova and, thus, the success of this production must predominantly rest on her shoulders. Kudos, by the way, to Sonia Ganassi, who is an exceptionally beautiful bel canto singer and actress who fully grasps the Italianita of the role of Adalgisa, originally written for a lighter soprano to contrast with Norma. Bellini ... Read More Rating:  - Not quite perfectThis is a very enjoyable recording. The modern setting was very tasteful but I must admit I sure missed the breast-plated, bare-legged Romans you usually get in this opera. Also, the priestesses had to wear robes that covered their neck and head so only their faces were showing which did not compliment Gruberova well being in her later years for the Casta Diva scene. However, she looked quite good with her hair down during the rest of the opera. Otherwise the setting was pleasing enough. There was some ... Read More Rating: - Pure EnjoymentGruberova is one of the best sopranos living today. But since she almost never performs in the US, Americans do not experience her wonderful voice -- except through her CDs. Norma is also not performed often, given the vocal demands and the lack of singers who can sing it well. In this CD, we have a truely winning combination. Browse for similar items by category:
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