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Must see Tchaikovsky opera!
PostedJuly 8, 2010
notacupcake
from Rockaway Township, NJ
Emotionally gripping story. Excellent acting. I was in Family Circle at the Met on 2/24/2007 and did not know this was a Live in HD performance at the time. The letter scene was awesome. Spare sets but period costumes and minimal furnishings completely transport one to that era. I could not take my eyes off this production in the Met, on the re-broadcast on PBS and in the theater on 7/07/10. I just hope the Met does not try to modernize this gorgeous version and turn it into some perverse disaster like they did Tosca. A must see! No complaints.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Armida beats bloomberg
PostedMay 2, 2010
notacupcake
from Rockaway Township, NJ
Fortunately, I enjoyed this opera much more than I expected to after reading the crappy review by jeremy gerard on bloomberg.com on 4/13/10.
My only criticism was with the dim appearance of the picture as compared to two other live transmissions I've seen at the same theater in NJ. I tried to get an Italian/English libretto to read before the show and couldn't find one. I truly hope as Renee Fleming mentioned in a backstage interview that this opera is repeated. I think it should be a standard in the Met repertory. I especially enjoyed the ending as it contrasted with Carmen's ending. The man rejected his seducer! What a refreshing moral to the story in these days. Additionally, the God of Heaven will always have victory over evil!
My only criticism was with the dim appearance of the picture as compared to two other live transmissions I've seen at the same theater in NJ. I tried to get an Italian/English libretto to read before the show and couldn't find one. I truly hope as Renee Fleming mentioned in a backstage interview that this opera is repeated. I think it should be a standard in the Met repertory. I especially enjoyed the ending as it contrasted with Carmen's ending. The man rejected his seducer! What a refreshing moral to the story in these days. Additionally, the God of Heaven will always have victory over evil!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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