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Gaetano Donizetti - La Fille du regiment / Dessay, Florez, Palmer, Corbelli, French, Campanella, Pelly (Royal Opera House 2007) | 
| Artists: Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Dawn French
Label: Virgin Classics
Category: DVD
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 6946
Format: Color, NTSC
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
EAN: 5099951900298
ASIN: B0013V33DG
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 15, 2008
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This DVD version of Donizetti's comic opera zooms right to the top of any list of essential videos for opera fans. It may not be the composer's best work, but given a top-notch production with world class singing actors, it brings vocal thrills and an abundance of laughs, a combination that's hard to beat. The stars are Juan Diego Flórez and Natalie Dessay, both unbeatable in bel canto roles, and both in top form here. Flórez's mellifluous tenor is flexible enough to make child's play of the terrifying (to other tenors) nine high C's in Ah! mes amis," and supple enough to make his tender love arias moving. Dessay is equally comfortable in the stratospheric coloratura passages and poignant in such heart-tugging set-pieces as her farewell to her regimental "fathers" and her misery as the victim of the Marquise's well-meaning attempts to teach her to be an aristocratic lady. She's also a terrific comic actress. In her first appearance she's doing the regiment's laundry, and her antics with the iron and the ironing board while singing elaborately difficult coloratura passages induce belly laughs. But then, so do her comic acting in many other scenes, such as her Act II entry in a silk dress and full petticoat, her walk a wonderful parody of a "lady's" heel-to-toe gait. That moment alone is worth the price of admission. Lesser roles too, are done to perfection. Felicity Palmer, a long-time Covent Garden favorite, is a delicious Marquise de Berkenfield, and Donald Maxwell, is her apt partner as Hortensius, her servant. Sergeant Sulpice, the heroine's protector, is well-sung and acted by Alessandro Corbelli, and Dawn French almost steals the show as the overbearing Duchess. Conductor Bruno Campanella leads a spirited performance, enhanced by the fine playing by the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House. Laurent Pelly's stage direction is wonderful for its comic touches and Chantal Thomas' simple but effective sets add to the delights. The video direction efficiently serves the staging, focusing on the action and the singers without adding extraneous shots that detract from the musical flow. All of which makes this DVD a can't-miss for opera fans. --Dan Davis La Fille du regiment is in 16:9 ratio. Sound options include PCM Stereo, Dolby 5.1 Surround and DTS 5.1 Surround. Subtitles include English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Description
In January 2007, superstar soprano Natalie Dessay, joined on stage by acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Florez dazzled British audiences in Laurent Pelly's new production of Donizetti's "LA FILLE DU REGIMENT". The perfectly staged & cast production became the operatic event of the year, receiving rave press reviews & rapturous audience ovations.
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 Loved it. November 20, 2009
Sally Wasowski
The heroine had us laughing and also has a gorgeous voice. The hero was magnificent as a singer and drop dead handsome. Altogether a delightful, charming, and beautiful performance.
amazing November 7, 2009
Leonardo Campo
is amazing now for people living in a rural setting to be able to enjoy , the art of the opera with a CD
the soprano tenor , support singers, set awesone production. The high C of the tenor very emotionant
MLCampo
 Modern setting detracts October 11, 2009
Francis S. Jones
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found the transition to more modern time and the set distracting. I also found the renditions of Regimental Rata-plan uninspired. I compare with Dame Sutherland's performance and memories of Beverly Sills' Wolftrap rendition.
Magnificent performance of a great opera August 19, 2009
R. Don (Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just viewed my new purchase of "La Fille du Régiment." Every singer was superb in this performance. Just to listen to Flórez sing the nine high Cs in "Ah! mes amis," was a delight. It was pure perfection, and what a voice! One thing that surprised me was the DVD that I received from Amazon had a format of 16:9, not 1.33:1 as it was described at Amazon. If I had known that I would have bought it a long time ago. Along with "La Fille" I also bought the Met performance of "La Bohème." It was also an amazing performance with all the magnificent staging that the Metropolitan is famous for. The DVD also included the back stage activity that went on during the intermission. Quite interesting to watch. These 2 operas are quite stunning. I recommend them.
 It's fun...but... July 23, 2009
LD400RN (Sebaastopol, CA, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
First-off let me unabashedly say that I generally don't like Donizetti's music but I like Natalie Dessay so I bit the bullet and got this DVD. The good news: Dessay and co-star Juan Diego Florez are brilliant singers and pull off their parts very well. The rest of the cast does a good job as well and support the leading players very well, the chorus work is clean and tight, and the orchestra sounds great and gives a very spirited rendering of the overture under the baton of conductor Bruno Campanella. The bad: The production itself. Ugly, distorted sets, drab and very clumsily executed costumes, singers that are not allowed to stand still for longer than a nano-second, and a generally over-the-top take on the opera itself. I found myself bored after 30 minutes, turned it off, came back the next night, lasted another 30 minutes and then, just as I was ready to take another nap-break, something interesting happened - the story finally started. There's something wrong with an opera that takes so long to get moving (unless it's Wagner - but he's a different story). Anyway, I did enjoy the second act much more than the first and, in spite of its "bad" qualities, this DVD will not join my shelf of "dust-collectors".
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