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Puccini - Gianni Schicchi / Corbelli, Palmer, Giordano, Matthews, McLaughlin, Jurowski, Glyndebourne Opera
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DVD : Puccini - Gianni Schicchi / Corbelli, Palmer, Giordano, Matthews, McLaughlin, Jurowski, Glyndebourne Opera
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0809478009184
Format: Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: BBC / Opus Arte
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledGermanSubtitledItalianSubtitledSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: BBC / Opus Arte
MPN: 918
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC / Opus Arte
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 19, 2005
Running Time: 74 minutes
Studio: BBC / Opus Arte
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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This is a truly brilliant production of Puccini's comic masterpiece. Although this one-acter, the third in Puccini's "Il Trittico" (trilogy) of one-act operas dealing with the subject of death, is less than an hour long, it packs a more than satisfying punch in the way of great music, well-drawn characters, and entertaining plot.
Annabel Arden has done a marvelous job in drawing out the dark side of humanity in the story, which keeps this production from veering into caricature and slapstick; yet humor is still here in abundance. Vladimir Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic in a brilliant, well-paced reading of Puccini's motif-packed score.
In the title role, Alessandro Corbelli once more shows us why he is considered one of today's most sought-after singing artists. His expressive face, a marvel of muscular mobility, mirrors every fleeting thought and emotion his character is experiencing, and his every gesture is real and telling; yet one never feels that ... Read More
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I can't think of a worse concept than moving an opera that turns on a point of Medieval law to the early 20th century. Nevertheless, this production is so well sung and acted that the legal absurdity is completely forgotten. Even on the third viewing, this video is a hilarious hour of entertainment.
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"Gianni Schicchi" is an opera perhaps best known for one or two arias taken out of context, but recent productions, like this one here from Glyndebourne or the more recent one at the Met, have made it clear that the opera itself is nothing less than a comic masterpiece. A sort of operatic version of Ben Jonson's gimlet-eyed "Volpone," it presents various forces of greed in conflict with one another in pursuit of a dead man's legacy. Older "blocking" characters, too, have to be outwitted here so young lovers, as classic comedy requires, may finally be united.
It's hard to imagine a better ensemble, conductor, or production than the forces at Glyndebourne have brought together. "Gianni Schicchi" deserves to be more frequently staged, joining its older brother, the long neglected Donizetti work "Don Pasquale," in being more widely recognized as the work of musical and comic genius it is.
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Puccini's Gianni Schicchi (pronounced Skee-kee) is not only one of the funniest operas ever composed, it is one of the best COMEDIES ever staged, whether of an operatic nature or otherwise! Although it should be noted that the libretto, by Giovacchino Forzano, is based on an episode in Dante's Inferno, it cannot be denied that Puccini supplies a great deal of the hilarity through his astute orchestration. It is a rare thing to find an opera that is not just "humorous" but hilarious, and even rarer is it for a cast to capture the comic timing to such perfection as is done in this brilliant Glyndebourne production. Add to this the fact that the opera contains some of Puccini's most glorious music (and that the engineers recorded the orchestral and vocal brilliance with amazing clarity) and you have a five-star delight! Even people who don't usually like opera should love this one. By the end you will have a pleased grin on your face--just like the Glyndebourne audience does! (Their enthusiasm ... Read More
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When a crook succeeds in being liked you know you have a great opera and great singers who know how to act too. You will enjoy it.
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