José Cura sings and acts here with an inwardness and intensity which make a profound impression. So does Krassimira Stoyanova as Desdemona, not in the first flush of youth, but heartfelt and direct; while Lado Ataneli's Jago is a brilliantly understated study in jovial malevolence. With strong conducting from Antoni Ros-Marbà, the whole cast collaborate to give us the truth of this desperately upsetting work, as no other DVD and few live performances I've seen of it ever have.
Madama Butterfly
Music
9.5
Cosi Fan Tutte
Music
0.0
The Human Voice
Music, Drama
0.0
Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin
Music
0.0
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Music
0.0
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Comedy, Music
0.0
Adriana Lecouvreur
Drama, Music
6.0
John Adams: Nixon in China
Music
7.5
La Traviata
Romance, Music, Drama
8.0
Parsifal
Music
0.0
Phantom
History, Music, Romance, Drama
0.0
Götterdämmerung
Music
8.0
Curse of the Black Cat
Drama, Mystery
5.4
Carmen
Music
6.0
Bellini: La Sonnambula
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth
Drama, Music
0.0
Rigoletto
Drama, Music
10.0
Don Carlos
Drama, Music
0.0
La Bohème
Romance, Music, Drama, TV Movie
8.5
Nabucco
Drama, Music
0.0