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YFT : Shopping : DVD : Handel - Serse / Rasmussen, Piau, Bayrakdarian, Bardon, Hallenberg, Peirone, Lippi, Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Dresden Opera
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Handel - Serse / Rasmussen, Piau, Bayrakdarian, Bardon, Hallenberg, Peirone, Lippi, Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Dresden Opera starring: Sandrine Piau, Paula Rasmussen, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Patricia Bardon, Christopher Rousset  List Price: $29.99 Your Price: $26.99 You Save: $3.00 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0880242537980 Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Euroarts Manufacturer: Euroarts Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Euroarts Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 15, 2005 Running Time: 160 minutes Studio: Euroarts Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Sales Rank: 69722 MPN: 2053798 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Wonderful, yes...butThis is a wonderful production, well sung, costumed and designed. However, I was surprised to find that it did not satisfy me as completely as the old English National Opera production. Rousset conducts an absolutely gorgeous group of early music performers in which many of the string players hold their bows in the manner often preferred by early music proponents. But the ENO production is almost half an hour longer which suggests that the Dresden performance has been cut...something that we don't ... Read More Rating: - Excellent Version of XerxesI have to agree with the other reviews, this was an interesting, well-crafted version of a fine Handel opera. One negative in this production is the feel of the set and costumes--very dark and cold. Perhaps this is a deliberate contrast to the warmth and passion of the music? For me it didn't work. However, the singing and acting overcame the stale, morbidity of the set. Another small negative is that Romilda, played by Isabel Bayrakdarian was, at times, a bit shaky in her voice and not completely ... Read More Rating:  - Superb performancesSuperb singing, acting, and conducting, a classic. It will be a long time before this production is exceeded on a musical level. The settings and the costumes make reference to the turn of the 19th century Turkish Ottoman empire. It works to an extent, although the gray and black tonalities have made the job of the costumer and set designer easier, they do not add anything to the musical work. And if the sets and costumes are from 19th century Turkey then Serse is not Serse (4th century B.C. Persian) ... Read More Rating:  - Serse - Rasmussen - wowEuroArts' DVD of George Frederick Handel's Serse (as in Xerxes, king of Persia) is a dazzling array of voices. Handel opera edges towards the silly side, which the sets followed with an elongated, tall, leather couch, with enough room a hockey team, let alone two sisters. Nevertheless, given a chance to listen to a sterling show from Paula Rasmussen, as Serse, this is hot. Serse's brother Arsamene is sung astutely by Ann Hallenberg. She has a wonderful sound. Playing the second banana, Hallenberg ... Read More Rating: - Oil and WaterBaroque music has a fairly large and enthusiastic following. Anyone seeking to add a superlative Handel to their collection could not go wrong with this one. For those relatively new to clasical music in general and opera specifically, you might have an adjustment phase to go through. Most of us have seen the period piece movie set in the opulent mansion with ladies in complex gowns doing the minuet with the handsome soldiers...all so regimented and ordered. Meaning, not a whole lot of spontaneity, nor are there ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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