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
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
Music
0.0
Love and Learn
Comedy
5.5
Siegfried
Music
7.5
Focus
Romance, Comedy, Crime
6.9
The Phantom of the Opera
Horror, Music
7.1
Chimes at Midnight
Comedy, Drama, History, War
7.2
Shakespeare in Love
Romance, History, Comedy
6.9
Moonstruck
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.9
Romeo and Juliet
Drama, Music, Romance
0.0
The Prince of Tennis: Showdown in England's Tennis Fortress
Animation, Comedy
2.5
The Knight Before Christmas
Comedy, Romance
6.4
Fantomas
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
6.8
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
7.3
Dont Look Back
Documentary, Music
7.4
Snatch
Crime, Comedy
7.8
Figaro and His Great Day
Comedy
0.0
Ebony McQueen
Music, Drama
0.0
Dallas Doll
Comedy
3.2
Jamon Jamon
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.2
Hibernatus
Comedy, Science Fiction
6.7