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Overall rating

4 / 5

Long but well done

PostedMay 10, 2012

DorianLS

from Del Rey

Age:55 to 64

Gender:Male

Goes to the movies:once every few months

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

4 / 5

Camerawork

5 / 5

This is a great way to see the opera...affordable and with better seats than I could afford at a live opera. Filming was well done, acting and singing were well done, the orchestra played well and the sets were appropriate and cleverly done. As to the story, well, it is Wagner. The concerns of the protagonists are not mine and the story is rather long though not difficult to follow. I am hoping that as the series progresses we will get more into the 'light'. It will take stamina to sit for the upcoming 4 hour programs (with intermissions) but I intend to see the next one. I am very happy that musical events such as this are made available by my local theater and would like to support this. I was happy to see James Levine come to take his bow but sad to see how frail he has become. He is such a nice guy and such a terrific musician. I hope he will recover enough to feel better and return to conducting.

Pros great actors, well done, staged well, genuine wagner

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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Overall rating

4 / 5

Das Rheingold

PostedMay 10, 2012

balashi

Acting

4 / 5

I had read some negative comments about the staging of this production. On the contrary, I found the staging interesting and creative.
Singing was first rate. Sound quality at the theatre was a bit tinny, and I think the high volume may have had something to do with that. Turn the volume down a bit for the next 3 operas.
Of concern to me was the appearance of James Levine, perhaps my single greatest hero in the musical field. This opera was performed several months ago. Levine had lost a lot of weight, to the point of looking frail and not well. I'm not aware of any public appearances he had made lately.

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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