The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected in unobtrusive blocking that keeps the vocal lines clear and separate, especially in the final fugue. Bryn Terfel's Falstaff is a memorable creation, self-mocking and self-aggrandising at the same time--so much so, in fact, that he almost does not need the vast prosthetic body he has to wear for the part. Desiree Rancatore is an admirably sweet-toned Nanetta; Bernadette Manca di Nissa an appropriately sardonic Mistress Quickly; Roberto Frontali as Ford, in his Act 2 scena, perfectly distils and parodies every jealousy aria ever written, including Verdi's own. Haitink's conducting is exemplary in the lyrical passages, gets almost everything out of the fast and furious comic sections.
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Animation, Family
6.6
Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale
Family, Animation
7.2
The Barbie Diaries
Family, Animation
6.4
Hannibal Before the Gates
Drama
6.3
Barbie: A Perfect Christmas
Animation, Family
6.7
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
Animation, Family
7.3
Main Krishna Hoon
Animation, Family
6.1
Rewind 1984
Horror, Comedy
3.9
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Comedy, Crime
5.2
Barbie and the Diamond Castle
Animation, Family
7.4
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
Animation, Family, Comedy
9.4
Harry Styles: Behind the Album
Music, Documentary
8.5
Barbie in Princess Power
Animation, Family
6.2
Hannibal
Documentary
4.5
12
6.4
Scooby-Doo! and the Robots
Animation, Family, Adventure, Mystery, Comedy
9.7
Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me
Documentary, Music
6.3
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Animation, Family
7.6
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Family, Adventure, Action, Comedy
5.0
Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters
Mystery, Animation, Comedy, Family
9.7
Bartoli in Italy
Music
0.0
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House)
Music
0.0
Amadeus
History, Music, Drama
8.0
Bridget Jones's Diary
Comedy, Romance, Drama
6.7
La Bohème - The Movie
Romance, Drama, Music
0.0
Big Momma's House
Crime, Comedy
5.8
Don Giovanni
Music, Drama
7.0
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Crime, Comedy
7.1
The Marriage of Figaro
TV Movie, Comedy
5.6
Satan's Little Helper
Horror, Comedy
5.4
Taxi 3
Action, Comedy
5.7
The Count
Comedy
6.2
Figaro and His Great Day
Comedy
0.0
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Music
0.0
Madama Butterfly - Teatro alla Scala
Drama, Music, Romance
8.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Comedy
10.0
Der Mann im Keller
Comedy, Thriller
0.0
Der Freischütz
Music
0.0
Focus
Romance, Comedy, Crime
6.9
Moonstruck
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.9