An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters. Bruscantini as Don Alfonso is past his prime, but he knows and understands the role inside out, so one does not even notice his vocal limitations. Araiza is in top form as Ferrando, and Morris makes virile Guglielmo. The only disappointment is Battle as Despina. Unlike her partners, she does not have feel for the Mozart ensemble, and her vocal mannerisms are totally unbecoming. How the producers allowed that to happen is a mystery. Muti's conducting is terrific, much better than on his La Scala video, where he is uninvolved.
Beethoven Fidelio
Music
10.0
Händel / Mozart: Der Messias
Music
0.0
Parsifal - Teatro Massimo
Music, Drama
0.0
Gounod: Romeo et Juliette
Music
8.7
Jonas Kaufmann: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Music
8.0
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
Music
10.0
The Phantom of the Opera
Horror, Music
7.1
Zuzana Vojířová
Music, TV Movie
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking
Music, Drama
6.5
The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco
Music, Drama
7.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
Music, Romance, Drama
5.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Forza del Destino
Music
1.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine
Music
7.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Music
7.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette
Music, Romance, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Grounded
Music
8.0
Soho Conspiracy
Music, Comedy
3.5
Falstaff
Comedy, Music
8.0
Eugene Onegin
Music, Drama, Romance
8.0
Mozart and Salieri
Drama, Music
0.0