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This box set includes 9 operas and a fully staged version of Handel's oratorio Theodora. The collection comes in an outer box of thick cardboard that is 6 7/8" X 5 3/8" X 4 3/8". Inside is another cardboard box that houses 10 Blu-ray discs in their originally issued cases with their original accompanying booklets. All the productions are available individually on Amazon.
THE PRODUCTIONS ARE:
SIMON BOCCANEGRA by Verdi ( 2019) 4.8 stars
Luca Salsi is Simon Boccanegra. René Pape is Jacapo Fiesco. Marina Rebeka is Amelia Grimaldi. Charles Castronovo is Gabriele Adorno. Valery Gergiev conducts the Weiner Philharmoniker.
The singing is excellent and very occasionally outstanding. The acting is excellent. The modern staging and costumes successfully support the story. The stage is eye catching, even with its minimal accouterments.
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SIMON BOCCANEGRA
L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI by Rossini (2018) 4.8 stars
Cecilia Bartoli is Isabella. Ildar Abdrazakov is Mustafà. Edgardo Rocha is Lindoro. Alessandro Corbelli is Taddeo. Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts the Ensemble Matheus.
The singing is superior. The acting is excellent. Mustafà leads a gang of electronics thieves. The scenery is excellent and the costumes support the story. There is too much unneeded sexual humor.
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L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI
SALOME by Richard Strauss ( 2018) 2.0 stars
Asmik Grigorian is Salome. John Daszak is Herodes. Gábor Bretz is Jochanaan. Julian Prégardien is Narraboth. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
The singing and acting are excellent, especially from Grigorian. The stage production is ridiculous. There is no dance, or head of the Jokanaan. There are painted faces, a horse's head, naked bodies in plastic bags, a headless body with an erection and on and on. The director is surely mocking his pretentious audience.
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SALOME
PIQUE DAME by Tchaikovsky (2018) 3.0 stars
Brandon Jovanovich is Hermann. Evgenia Muraveva is Lisa. Vladislav Sulimsky is Count Tomsky. Igor Golovatenko is Prince Yeletsky. Mariss Jansons conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
Excellent singing and acting. The costumes are sometimes outlandish. There is often no scenery. What scenery there is doesn't always support the story. This production is more about the director than the opera.
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PIQUE DAME
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE) by Mozart (2018) 2.3 stars
Mattias Goerne is Sarastro. Mauro Peter is Tamino. Albina Shagimuratova is Queen of the Night. Adam Plachetka is Papageno. Constantinos Carydis conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
This is a literal clown show. The story is framed by a grandfather type reading a bedtime story to 3 boys, which is the Magic Flute. Some story elements are changed. We are in circus land. Some of the good guys are a little sinister. Monostatos has turned white. He is not referred to as black, but as ugly. It is hardly the same story, but it is entertaining.
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DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
VĔC MARKROPULOS by Janáček (2011) 4.8 stars
Angela Denoke is Emilia Marty. Raymond Very is Albert Gregor. Peter Hoare is Vitek. Jirigita Adamoytė is Krista. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Weiner Philharmoniker.
This production is excellent all around. The large stage is effectively used. Scenery and costumes support the story. Oddly, there are many extraneous, unrelated activities happening on stage. Performers occasionally use exaggerated body motions.
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VĔC MARKROPULOS
FIERRABRAS by Schubert (2014) 4.5 stars
Georg Zeppenfeld is König Karl. Julia Kleiter is Emma. Markus Werba is Roland. Franz Gruber is Ogier. Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Weiner Philharmoniker.
The singing is excellent. There is not much acting. The chorus is great. The costumes are glorious and the scenery is very fine.
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FIERRABRAS
OTELLO by Verdi (2008) 4.8 stars
Aleksandrs Antonenko is Otello. Marina Popolavskaya is Desdemona. Carlos Álvarez is Jago. Barbara Di Castri is Emilia. Riccardo Muti conducts the Weiner Philharmoniker.
The singing and acting are both excellent. The camera work is excellent. The set is abstract but mostly supports the story. The costumes are adequate. The three principals are skilled and effective. The English subtitles are poor. After the opening storm scene an Arab boy is sexually taunted by four women. Why?
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OTELLO
DER ROSENKSAVALIER by Richard Strauss (2014) 5.0 stars
Krassimira Stoyanova is Die Feldmarschallin. Günther Groissböck is Der Baron Ochs. Sophie Koch is Octavian. Adrian Eröd is Herr von Faninal. Mojca Erdmann is Sophie. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
Everything is excellent including the singing and acting. The lavish scenery and costumes fit the story well. There are great ensemble interactions.
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DER ROSENKSAVALIER
THEODORA by Handel (2009) 4.8 stars
Christine Schäfer is Theodora. Bejun Mehta is Didymus. Joseph Kaiser is Septimius. Johannes Martin Kränzle is Valens. Ivor Bolton conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester.
Theodora is an oratorio, composed without the expectation that it would be dramatically staged. This is not its first full dramatization. The singers and orchestra are outstanding. There is not much acting - what there is tends to be overly choreographed. There is no scenery and minimal props.
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THEODORA
BOX SET DUPLICATION
The production of Otello contained in this box set is also included in the box set Tutto Verdi. It is here:
TUTTO VERDI
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