Mozart Le Nozze Di Figaro The Marriage Of Figaro Ostmann Wahlgren Samuelsson Drottningholm Court Theatre Music Cd

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Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Ostmann, Wahlgren, Samuelsson, Drottningholm Court Theatre      List Price : $19.99 USD        ProductGroup: DVD      Actor(s): Per-Arne Wahlgren, Sylvia Lindenstrand, Georgine Resick, Mikael Samuelson, Ann Christine Biel      Director(s): Thomas Olofsson Movie      Release Date : 2002-11-12      Studio : Image Entertainment      Label : Image Entertainment      Avg. Customer Rating : (5 reviews)      Running Time : 180

Reviews Customer Reviews for Mozart Le Nozze Di Figaro The Marriage Of Figaro Ostmann Wahlgren Samuelsson Drottningholm Court Theatre      NOT deeply flawed!      Rating:      Another reviewer has commented in a very negative way about this performance but I beg to disagree. Figaro is an opera that I know very well being able to sing through the whole work practically from memory. I cannot find any place in the performance that the "orchestra breaks down completely" as noted in another review. The performance is only a few notches below the most charming Figaro available which is the wonderful Glydebourne performance with Cotrubas, Von Stade, te Kanawa and Luxon. In a few cases the Drottinghom is superior to the Glyndbourne: Biel is more boyish looking than Von Stade and is more subtle. Lindeband is more convincing than Te Kanawa both in appearance, acting and in singing. Of course, Te Kanawa sounds wonderful but she takes a while to warm up and frequently flattens on high notes. The video quality of the Drottingholm shows its age but it is a small price to pay for a lovely, unpretentious performance. After seeing the garbage that many modern directors devise for their stagings (with their infernal "sub-texts" and trashy sets along with resale shop costumes)it is always refreshing to get back to the innocent charm of these Swedish performances. You can't go wrong with this DVD.     Customer Reviews for Mozart Le Nozze Di Figaro The Marriage Of Figaro Ostmann Wahlgren Samuelsson Drottningholm Court Theatre Cd      Irritating      Rating:      This is the only one of the Ostman/Drotningholm Mozart DVD's I have been disappointed with. The problem is not in the singing, which is up to Drotningholm standards (that is, no stars, but fine ensemble and good, usually youthful singers), nor is it the somewhat fuzzy picture. The problem lies in the production, which does not fully utilize the theatre's baroque stage and scenery, but even more so in the Count, who fails either to enlist sympathy, or to impress with his authority; I simply cannot believe in an 18th century aristocrat who appears in his shirtsleeves at almost all times, and with his hair undressed. Not least when all the other characters are well "in period." He simply grates every time he appears, and looks as if Christopher Lambert had strayed in from "Graystoke." What were they thinking? For a very good "Figaro," well-rehearsed, well sung and well staged, go to the Glyndebourne performance under Haitink - it's superb.