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DVD : Salieri - Tarare / Lafont, Caleb, Lorenz, Crook, Malgoire, Schwetzinger FestspieleIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Jean-Claude Malgoire, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Howard Crook, Nicolas Rivenq, Eberhard Lorenz directed by: Jean-Louis Martinoty, Claus Viller  List Price: $29.99 Amazon.com's Price: $26.99 You Save: $3.00 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0807280055795 Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Arthaus Musik Manufacturer: Arthaus Musik Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Arthaus Musik Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 22, 2005 Running Time: 184 minutes Studio: Arthaus Musik Theatrical Release Date: 1988 Sales Rank: 88658 MPN: D100557D Related Items:
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 Rating: - A delightful opera, and a nice introduction to SalieriThis delightful production of Salieri's Tarare should be a welcome edition to any music lover's library. The performance is excellent, period instruments, bright & delightful costumes, an artistic direction & set design that emulates the late 18th century; and above all superb singing and acting make this DVD quite memorable. This opera partakes of the traditions of French opera as modified and reformed by Gluck and progresses beyond into a new realm of theatricality. The ... Read More Rating: - A music drama before its timeThe Salieri revival continues with this very strange opera - in some ways way ahead of its time. It is a play with music. The only real aria is the Barcarolle in Act 3. The rest is "endless melody" in service to the text. And the plot is pure Enlightenment - character counts above rank. Is it a masterpiece? No. Is it enjoyable? Yes. This is a wonderful production. The singers are good. The staging is in character. If you want to see what music drama would have looked like 50 years before Wagner, let ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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