In Reply to: turandot - recommendations needed posted by newbee on June 21, 2002 at 09:41:06:
We have three versions of this on LD & DVD -* San Francisco production with Eva Marton - "The Gramophone" sums it up as "little point in loooking for visual subtlety or listening to vocal allure: a brash and thoroughly charmless Turandot"
* the ArenadiVerona production which I like
* the DVD Mehtna Forbidden City of Beijing production which has only arrived recently so I've not seen yet. It cost a mint to make and is visually spectacular but I reserve opinion on the singing until I've seen it all through.
I urge you to look for a video production. It is a thrilling opera.
John
Peace at AA
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- Re: turandot - recommendations needed - John C. - Aussie 19:08:52 06/21/02 (1)
- John, (or anyone else invited) question re former PBS production - psgary 11:20:21 06/22/02 (0)