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Patricia Petibon (Olympia), Marc Laho (Hoffmann), Nicolas Cavallier (Lindorf, Coppelius,Dr. Miracle,Dapertutto), Stella Dufexis (Niklausse, Muse), Rachel Harnisch (Antonia), Maria Riccarda Wesseling (Giulietta), Eric Huchet (Andres, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio), Francisco Vas (Spalanzani), Bernard Deletre (Schlemil), Rene Schirrer (Luther) & Gilles Cachemaille (Crespel) Choeur du Grand Théâtre de Genève & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Patrick Davin all zones, 16/9 PCM stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: Fr, En, Ger, Spa 197 minutes Bonus: After the show / interview with Oliver Py..… Offenbach's masterpiece, based on three stories by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann, is both a three-act opera and a trilogy of taut, individual dramas, all rolled into one.This Geneva production from 2002 features baritone Marc Laho in the tour-de-force triple villain roles, with three different standout sopranos as the tales' three heroines. French producer Olivier Py caused an uproar among Geneva operagoers with a staging of Tales of Hoffmann that features full-frontal male and female nudity and simulated on-stage lesbian and heterosexual sex.Audiences were left "gasping, giggling or reduced to stunned silence" by the production, which interprets the popular opera as an indictment of capitalist society. Py adds several simulated sex acts, including one between the poet Hoffman and the life-sized doll Olympia as she sings her main aria. Soprano Patricia Petitbon is a major tour de force as she sings Olympia wearing only a transparent body stocking in a Venetian bordello. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Bel Air present Don Pasquale, a true masterpiece from Donizetti. It's one of the funniest operas ever
composed, but it also shines with Donizetti's trademark touch of gentle pathos and some of his finest music.
The production is from the Grand Theatre of Geneva, with soprano Patrizia Ciofi as Norina and baritone
Simone Alaimo in the title role. “Donizetti's final comic masterpiece demands velocity, pathos and above all wit. This Don Pasquale from Geneva has them all, and with Evelino Pidò conducting in the pit, it bubbles with excitement.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 ***** “Evelino Pidò is a specialist in this repertory and he leads the Geneva forces in a well balanced account of what many people consider Donizetti's masterpiece, The outstanding performance comes from Simone Alaimo in the title-role.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - May 2008 |
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Subtitles: Fr, Eng, Ger, Span "A bold gamble and an exemplary success.... An interpretation that is intelligent, superlatively
musical and unfailingly sensitive." Le Monde | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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