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Poulenc - Dialogues of the Carmelites / Bonynge, Sutherland, Buchanan, Begg, Opera Australia
starring: Heather Begg, Isobel Buchanan, Geoffrey Chard, Paul Ferris, John Germain
directed by: Henry Prokop

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780769720883
Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0769720889
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Kultur Video
Release Date: October 29, 1999
Running Time: 158 minutes
Studio: Kultur Video
Sales Rank: 59966

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Australian Opera's Very Sympathetic Dialogues of the Carmelites
Musical conception by R. Bonynge is excellent, considering M. Rosenthal (a good friend of Poulenc) and M. Plasson have probably done the definitive versions from the orchestral standpoint. All singers were excellent in their roles; Blanche de la Force was sung in a full-bodied manner by a full-bodied woman, a contrast to the way it has been cast in the past, and it worked because the singer (Imogene Buchanan) got to the heart of the part. The delightful surprise was the great lyrico-coloratura Joan Sutherland in the rather understated part of Madame Lidoine, a true heroine by any measure. Despite some moments when enunciation (sung in English) was a problem, she nevertheless presented a loving portrait of this marvellous courageous woman. I did notice the translation was different from the ... Read More

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- Important note for Anthony Warlow Fans
If you are not an opera fan and are thinking about buying this solely because Anthony Warlow is in it, you might want to think twice. Anthony plays the role of the footman and is in the show for literally less than one minute. (If you do have it, Anthony's minute is about 13 minutes into the first Act.) Granted, he is quite charming for the minute that he is there, but his appearance is too brief to justify the cost of the DVD.

Aside from Anthony, I found the opera quite dull and difficult to understand, which was exacerbated by the lack of subtitles. Perhaps if I could have made out more of what they were saying it would have been more interesting.

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- FRENCH NUNS GO TO THE SCAFFOLD SINGING IN ENGLISH
The novella this opera is based on was called THE LAST ON THE SCAFFOLD. I was very hesitant to buy this DVD because it's sung in English but the translation is so excellent and well suited to the musical line that I don't want to hear this opera any other way. I have a ticket to see the Chicago Lyric Opera's first ever production this month and they will be singing it in French. What a missed opportunity. The first performance of CARMELITES in 1957 was sung in Italian. The French version didn't premier until six months later. In any language, this is an operatic gem and I don't understand why it's not a standard repertory piece in all the major opera companies. It's based on a true story, has melodic music, drama, a mad scene and an emotional ending that packs a dramatic punch comparable ... Read More

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- Dialogues des Carmelites
Joan is breathtaking. This opera is a beautiful and tragic story and it is wonderful to have a resource available in English.

The French CD with Duval is georgous also, if you are interested in owning a recording. :)

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- NO LIBRETTO OR SUB-TITLES - PITY
It would have been 5 Stars if a Libretto was supplied with the DVD or if it had optional sub-titles.

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