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 Mariposa & the Fairy Princess
Animation, Family, Fantasy
6.9
Barbie as the Island Princess
Animation, Family
7.3
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.2
Android Re-Enactment
Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy
7.1
Barbie: Fairytopia
Animation, Family
6.8
Barbie: A Fairy Secret
Animation, Family, Fantasy
6.9
Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale
Animation, Family
7.0
Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale
Family, Animation
7.3
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Comedy, Family
6.3
Barbie and the Secret Door
Animation, Family
7.2
Barbie Mariposa
Animation, Fantasy, Family
6.8
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance
6.9
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
Animation, Family
7.3
Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar
Family, Animation
7.2
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Family, Documentary, TV Movie
6.9
Barbie in Princess Power
Animation, Family
6.2
Scared Shrekless
Animation, Comedy, Family
6.7
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
Animation, Family, Romance
7.2
Hawaiian Vacation
Animation, Family, Comedy
7.0
Barbie in Rock 'N Royals
Animation, Music, Family
7.0
Bridget Jones's Diary
Comedy, Romance, Drama
6.7
Cossacks Beyond the Danube
Music, Comedy
0.0
Hibernatus
Comedy, Science Fiction
6.7
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Comedy
10.0
Der Mann im Keller
Comedy, Thriller
0.0
The Phantom of the Opera
Horror, Music
7.1
Chimes at Midnight
Comedy, Drama, History, War
7.2
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Music
0.0
Disco
Comedy, Drama, Romance
9.0
The Count
Comedy
6.2
Taxi 3
Action, Comedy
5.7
The Marriage of Figaro
TV Movie, Comedy
5.6
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure
7.0
Aida - San Francisco Opera
Music
0.0
Cavalleria rusticana
TV Movie, Music
7.0
The Rules of the Game
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.5
The Music Room
Drama, Music
7.5
Moulin Rouge!
Drama, Romance, Music
7.5
Don Pasquale (Royal Opera House)
Music, Comedy
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
Music
0.0