A production of the Rameau opera based on a fable by La Fontaine, performed at the Paris Theatre Du Chatelet in May 2004. William Christie conducts. Contains nudity.
Inspired by a fable by La Fontaine, Rameau produced perhaps his most brilliant music for ... more
his penultimate great work, blending reality and the surreal on several levels. This passionate new production by Jose Montalvo, stunningly choreographed by Montal...
Production Year: 1990 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: Italian - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Eva Marton, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Dolora Zajick, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Teatro Alla Scala, Riccardo Muti, Daniela Dessi, Delores Ziegler, Alessandro Corbelli, Jozef Kundlak, Adelina Scarabelli, Claudio Desderi
Advantages: Great Cast, Great Musical, The Extra performance of Do You Hear the People Sing and One Day More. Disadvantages: No the full score.
Les Miserables is a near-perfect show. It has great songs and brilliant characters which are often portrayed by brilliant actors. There is no finer display of this casting than the Anniversary DVD. The original Valjean, Colm Wilkinson has not lost any of his wonderful voice and his counter-part Javert, Philip Quast, is equally as 'on-form'. Ruthie Henshall and Lea Salonga are also fine at their parts and the original Marius, Michael Ball is fantastic as usual. Michael Maguire's American accent makes a nice change and provides the perfect voice for Enjolras.
As Les Miserables is a predominantly stationairy show anyway, the lack of movement in the DVD is not a problem. The characters are in costume and do a fair amount of moving making the DVD really seem like Les Mis. The songs are well sung by all and there no weak links in the show ...
Advantages: The most amazing musical EVER !! Disadvantages: Should be twice as long !!!!!
I've only ever seen one musical in the West End ..... guess which one !!! I've actually seen "Les Miserables" twice and would many more times if given the chance.
Les Miserables is widely recognised as the World's most popular musical. 10 years after it's opening night, the 1996 10th Anniversary concert which took place at The Royal Albert Hall, has become almost as legendary as the show itself.
This amazing production is one of the most remarkable performances of Les Miserables ever put together, with the full magnificance of the score accompanied by the outstanding Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The "Dream Cast" put together for this production includes over 250 performers with some of the West End's top musical actors taking the lead roles, many of these stars have appeared in the show worldwide.
A bit about "Les ...
Advantages: Really beautiful and sad Disadvantages: Minor characters are a little clichéd
Au Revoir, Les Enfants (which I'll leave you to translate for yourselves) is a French film (no surprises there) which won a whole host of awards in 1987, such as the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, a Bafta for Best Director and 7 César Awards (France's Baftas), as well as being nominated for 2 Oscars. However, considering how critically acclaimed this was, it's practically unheard of and difficult to find. It's the debut film by director Louis Malle, and it's based on his own childhood experiences.
The story revolves around a boy named Julien Quentin, who goes to a Catholic boarding school during World War II. When a new boy, Jean Bonnet, arrives, the pair get on well and form a friendship. However, when Jean starts to act strangely, and Julien delves more about Jean's past, he discovers a secret that could tear ...
A production of the Rameau opera based on a fable by La Fontaine, performed at the Paris Theatre Du Chatelet in May 2004. William Christie conducts. Contains nudity.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
OPUS ARTE MEDIA PRODUCTIONS; SELECT MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION
Release date
31/10/2005
No of Discs
2
Catalogue No
OA 0938 D
Composer
Jean Philippe Rameau
Barcode
0809478009382
Languages
Main Language
French
Subtitle Language
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Technical information
Special Features
Illustrated Synopsis, Cast Gallery, Booklet
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic, 1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
DTS Surround, LPCM Stereo
Dubbing Sound
DTS Surround French<br>LPCM Stereo French
DVD Description
A production of the Rameau opera based on a fable by La Fontaine, performed at the Paris Theatre Du Chatelet in May 2004. William Christie conducts. Contains nudity.
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