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1.Verdi - Macbeth (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series) starring: Zeljko Lucic, Maria Guleghina, John Relyea, Dimitri Pittas, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra directed by: James Levine (Conductor) September 16, 2008
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In reviewing the Barcelona Opera DVD in which Maria Guleghina also appears as Lady Macbeth, I've already expressed my view (not shared by everyone here) that "Macbeth" is one of Verdi's underappreciated operas. Forgive me if I quote what I said there rather than rewrite it: "Verdi took great source material and used it to compose an opera with choruses that range from spooky (the witches) to weary and heartbreaking (the people of Scotland); arias for Lady Macbeth with vocal leaps and pyrotechnics that are Mozartian in difficulty; a great marital spat duet in which Lady M's diabolical hold over her husband is revealed; a final aria for the title character that garners sympathy for him, cold-blooded murderer though he is. The score is taut; not a wasted note." As in her Barcelona ... Read More

2.Verdi - Il Trovatore starring: Carl Tanner, Iano Tamar, Zeljko Lucic, Marianne Cornetti, Giovanni Parodi directed by: Robert Carsen September 25, 2007
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After reading Scott Morrison's very detailed review I was somewhat skeptical about purchasing this work. I trust Mr. Morrison's opinions and always check to see what he has written before making any purchase. However, in this instance I must beg to differ with the impression that his review creates. I have owned for some time the Opus Arte Royal Opera House Covent Garden version of the same opera which has, as expected, several very big name opera stars and a fine orchestra. This is very different from the Bregenz Festspiele version where the only person who might be known is the stage director Robert Carsen. As `Opera' the Covent Garden version rates (IMHO) 4 stars; but in terms of `Entertainment' the work would struggle to get 2 or 3 stars. This newest Opus Arte recording is completely the opposite. ... Read More

3.Verdi - La Traviata starring: Mireille Delunsch, Matthew Polenzani, Zeljko Lucic, Damiana Pinti, Yutaka Sado directed by: Peter Mussbach May 08, 2007
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This current example of European Regietheater can be summed up in one word: monotonous. Verdi's heart-wrenching portrait of a good-time girl sacrificing all for the love of a single man hardly contains a monotonous moment. But in the hands of an egocentric director (Peter Mussbach) who wants to be noticed as much as the composer, even this most tuneful and inventive of scores is diminished. Here at Aix en Provence the opera is performed without pause as Violetta takes a night-time road trip through the rain and pain to reach her Final Destination 5. With the exception of a few bony chairs that make brief appearances and water dripping on clear plastic curtains in front of the stage, all of the scenery is provided by lasers and projections. The strip of highway that serves as the stage ... Read More

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