... Kabaivanska was said to be the greatest Tosca of her generation and this film catches her in her absolute prime. Although there are several recordings of her performing Tosca, the live performances with Carreras (1976) and Pavarotti (1990), Kabaivanska is even finer on DVD. Her interacting ... Read review
Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism ... more
of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccini'sTosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts, like the meatiest of Hollywoo...
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Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism ... more
of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccini'sTosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts, like the meatiest of Hollywoo...
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This gripping and visually stunning film has been universally hailed as one of the most ... more
satisfying of all versions of opera on celluloid. Director Gianfranco de Bosio has given an extraordinary dimension of realism to this story of love, deception and ...
Production Year: 1992 - Music / Performing Arts - Director: Derek Bailey - Original Language: Italian - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Edita Gruberova, Giorgio Zancanaro, Neil Shicoff, Carlo Rizzi
Music / Performing Arts - Director: Lotfi Mansouri - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Yvonne Kenny, Boje Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager, Gregory Turay
Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
Advantages: Kabaivanska at her (hardly recorded) best, Domingo is stunning Disadvantages: none
...said to be the greatest Tosca of her generation and this film catches her in her absolute prime. Although there are several recordings of her performing Tosca, the live performances with Carreras (1976) and Pavarotti (1990), Kabaivanska is even finer on DVD. Her interacting with Domingo is great. Plácido Domingo is magnificent; he looks and sings in such a way that he really 'becomes' Cavaradossi (This probably sounds clichéd but I do not know a ... ...voice and distinctive acting skills that made him so loved at the Met. Finally, the Orchestra with Bartoletti is very fine, especially when heard in such clear and vivid stereo sound. By a significant margin the finest dvd of Tosca and probably the finest film of an opera available. ... more
Beautifully filmed in the Roman Locations specified by Puccini this is a complete success. Kabaivanska was said to be the greatest Tosca of her generation and this film catches her in her absolute prime. Although there are several recordings of her performing Tosca, the live performances with Carreras (1976) and Pavarotti (1990), Kabaivanska is even finer on DVD. Her interacting with Domingo is great. Plácido Domingo is magnificent; he looks and sings in such a way that he really 'becomes' Cavaradossi (This probably sounds clichéd but I do not know a better way of describing how perfectly he gets into character). Sherrill Milnes is a superb Scarpia. This film conveys his virile voice and distinctive acting skills that made him so loved at the Met. Finally, the Orchestra with Bartoletti is very fine, especially when heard in such clear and vivid stereo sound. By a significant margin the finest dvd of Tosca and probably the finest film of an opera available.
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