Bizet - Carmen / Corelli, Amparan, Colzani, Ribetti, Sacchetti, Cassinelli, Sanzogno, Milano

Bizet - Carmen / Corelli, Amparan, Colzani, Ribetti, Sacchetti, Cassinelli, Sanzogno, Milano

Bizet - Carmen / Corelli, Amparan, Colzani, Ribetti, Sacchetti, Cassinelli, Sanzogno, Milano
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Actor: Beln Amparan, Franco Corelli
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 143 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hardy Classics DVD

DVD Reviews of Bizet - Carmen / Corelli, Amparan, Colzani, Ribetti, Sacchetti, Cassinelli, Sanzogno, Milano

DVD Review: A treasure from the past
Summary: 4 Stars

First, a warning: This is a black-and-white (even though the photos on the cover are colorized), made-for-television, lip-synched Italian version of Carmen from 50 years ago. This DVD is for opera buffs interested in historical documents and is of special appeal to die-hard Corelli fans.
My expectations for this 1956 video were completely shattered. I honestly sat down fully cognizant that I was about to be bored to death. My best hope was that I'd chuckle here and there at how ridiculous and over-the-top it was. Boy, was I wrong. What I experienced was a well-sung, fully-committed performance that made its mark in spite of its limitations. The soundtrack was recorded before the video and so singers must lip-synch to their own voices with variable success, which is frankly distracting. The print here is pretty decent and as good as it's going to get. We must make concessions considering the age of this recording. The audio is tolerable and only once, briefly during Act IV, is it distorted beyond reparation. But the loving effort of the entire production makes this a highly entertaining and enjoyable performance.
Corelli's Don Jose is well-documented on audio recordings both in French and Italian. He's at the top of his game on this DVD, singing beautifully and acting to the best of his abilities. He looks insanely demonic during the scorching Act IV duet. The camera takes care to show us all those physical assets he was famous for in addition to his glorious voice. Belen Amparan as Carmen was the big surprise for me. A very attractive, photogenic woman, she not only looks sexy but sounds it as well. With her smoky, on target, pleasant mezzo, I am surprised she did not have a bigger career. The portly Escamillo of Anselmo Colzani delivers the vocal goods, and though Elda Ribetti as Micaela has the hardest time with the lip-synching and seems least at ease in front of the cameras, her somewhat timid performance does not cause that much harm overall.
The elaborate sets and carefully designed costumes only add to the great performance delivered by the singers. This DVD has subtitles in English, French, and Italian. No extras are included. The booklet has a short essay on Bizet and Carmen but regrettably nothing about the performers or about how this particular recording took place (usually Hardy Classic releases will include interesting information about circumstances surrounding the production of the video).
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