Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden

Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden
by Humphrey Burton

Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden

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Actor: Dennis O'Neill, Hermann Prey, Hildegard Heichele, Kiri Te Kanawa, Paul Crook
Director: Humphrey Burton
Brand: TE KANAWA,KIRI
Cinematographer: Paul Harding
Editor: Ray Nunney
Producer: John Vernon
Producer: Robin Scott
Writer: Carl Haffner
Writer: Richard Gen?e
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: German (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 176 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Music Group Germany

DVD Reviews of Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden

DVD Review: A tale of revenge
Summary: 5 Stars

I do not want to go into the details of the story encase this is your first introduction to "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Straus. However it is a lighthearted tale about a man Dr. Falke "Her Dr. Fledermaus" (BenJamin Luxom) getting back in his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein (Hermann Prey) for an embarrassing moment. The story starts off quite simple and gets more complex as it goes turning into a farce, than a bit of slapstick, than into a revelation, and the last laugh.

This is my favorite version of the story is all of the people in here are well known today. During the second act they even deviate from the story to allow a lot of the individual performers to perform individually such as Dame Hilda Bracket & Dr. Evadne Hinge sing "Three Little Maids" from the Mikado, and Charles Aznavour "She"; it is a fun break. Even the conductor, Placido Domingo, gets a chance to enter back here and in several other parts of the play.

Verdi - Otello / Solti, Domingo, Te Kanawa, Royal Opera Covent Garden

DVD Review: This is a fun performance, but there is a better one ... where is it?
Summary: 4 Stars

All the complimentary remarks about this performance are appropriate. There is, however, a more delightful performance with virtually the same cast, recorded New Year's Eve 1977, which may be the first year this production was used. It was, amazingly, broadcast on a local TV Station ... twice. The first run-through had a slight glitch in the sound. The second time through, the glitch was corrected. I was fortunate to videotape it but, alas, I taped the first performance. Even with the glitch, I wouldn't part with it. The only major personnel difference in the earlier performance was the conductor, Zubin Mehta. The Overture is truncated but the performance is complete and includes the balloons and confetti (it was New Year's Eve)at the end. Visually, the major change is that all of the singers had gained ten to twenty pounds.

Yes this commercial release is a delight ... but.

DVD Review: Die Fledermaus
Summary: 5 Stars

Although the performance dates from the 1980s the DVD is visually and technically quite satisfactory. The DVD I ordered suffered from two or three brief interruptions. It was a gift to a relative and I wasn't able to determine whether the problem was with the disc or the player. The performances were all first-rate. Domingo took the orchestra at a very fast clip in the more "technical" portions of the Overture, but it was musically still quite appropriate. I particularly enjoyed the occasions where the spoken dialog switched over briefly to English. The ad libed "entertainment" at Prince Orlovsky's party was very good, but I've seen better. It was a bit inclined for a British audience.

DVD Review: Extremely musical and entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars

This version is extremely entertaining, and with sub-titles turned on, it is a family targeted performance. Musically it is suberb and rich in texture. The guests in the Palace are entertained, but you can share the experience of the updated performances that are placed into this version. There is humor, spirit, drama, and wonderful dance segments to broaden the cultural richness. The orchestra, vocalists are first rate. Once you get used to the story line (especially young children), they will be exposed to opera in its finest setting. The Royal Opera Garden provides a classic atmosphere for the performance. I think you will love it and replay the DVD many times. It is truly a classic.

DVD Review: Very good DVD, Very good delivery!
Summary: 5 Stars

This DVD was delivered quickly, and in prime condition. I am very glad to own a new copy of this beautifully performed operetta.

Description of Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden

Kiri Te Kanawa is featured in this glittering Covent Garden Opera production of Johann Strauss' masterpiece. Placido Domingo conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. Other soloists include Hermann Prey, Hildegard Heichele, Benjamin Luxon.

Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and this December 31, 1983, Covent Garden performance follows suit. An exceptional cast--led by Hermann Prey and Kiri Te Kanawa as the couple whose marriage survives the comic indiscretions of three long acts--obviously has as much fun as the audience. Pl?cido Domingo leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House through its paces with panache. Prince Orlofsky's Act II party is always a splendid opportunity to pull out all the stops with surprise "guests," and this performance makes the most of its chance: entering the proceedings to sing one of his tailor-made chansons, "She," is French crooner Charles Aznavour, who is followed by dancers Merle Park and Wayne Eagling, their delightful pas de deux flashily choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton. --Kevin Filipski

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