Diva Las Vegas (CD+DVD) [Import]

Bette Midler | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: MSI:WARNER BROTHERS
• ASIN: B001EOOCLY
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,357 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Viva Las Vegas

2. Opening Fanfare

3. Friends

4. I Look Good

5. Miss Otis Regrets

6. Las Vegas

7. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

8. Bed Of Roses

9. The First Wives Club

10. You Don't Own Me

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Viva Las Vegas

2. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

3. Do You Wanna Dance

4. From A Distance

5. The Rose

6. Wind Beneath My Wings

7. Stay With Me Baby

8. Friends

9. Bed Of Roses

10. To Comfort You

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Midler's Best Performance, January 21, 2009

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MP - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diva Las Vegas (CD+DVD) (Audio CD)

July 2010 UPDATE: AS STATED BY OTHERS, THIS DVD WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH REGULAR PLAYERS USED TO BE SOLD IN THE STATES BUT READ NOTE AT THE END; THINGS HAVE CHANGED...

Diva Las Vegas was produced in Germany (under PAL Format). DIVA was filmed during Bette's last two shows of her Vegas MGM Grand performance from 1995-1996. It is a MUST HAVE for all Ms. Midler's fans. A DVD was not produced or sold in the US because of her contract with Disney during those years.

Bette starts her show with a unique & typical of her entrance; coming down from the sky in a cloud. She then proceeds with the usual welcome and sings the expected oldies including the First Wife's Club, Bed of Roses, and other great classics followed by the regular Sophie Tucker jokes with more spice than usual (remember, it's Vegas). Next, an exquisite section on Burlesque; four terrific girls and only three costumes; yeap, someone's showing more than what expected. Vegas allowed it...

The second act starts with DeLores De-Lago; the wheel chaired mermaid who then decides to become a Home Shopping TV sales-woman [competing with Joan Rivers] and promoting her "Balls" to improve physical condition. You will be surprised on how Bette masters said balls. The section concludes with eight wheel chaired mermaids performing on stage at one time, singing New York-New York.

The show continues with a love song from her native Islands; Hawaii which prepares us for the grand finale singing the famous themes & love songs from Beaches, The Rose and the rest of her classic repertoire. It ends with the introduction of the orchestra, the back-up singers, the Harlettes and the great Bobby Lyle plus an unexpected and truly emotional "encore" of three songs.

Overall, the Divine Ms. M offers in Diva Las Vegas a much more sophisticated performance than on Divine Madness and a better production than Kiss my Brass (the 2005-2006 tour). The DVD sound is excellent and the picture surprisingly great for a PAL format. Diva compiles more than two hours of continued energy from the Divine Ms. M. This is a DVD that you will watch many times and will be proud it to show your friends, relatives & neighbors.

NOTE: If you do decide on getting this very expensive Germany produced DVD, buy an affordable programmable DVD player with Multi Region capability (for $30.00 TO $70.00 or so). You might have to change the region code from 1 (USA) to 2 [Europe] or to 0 [no region] following the instructions found on the Internet. Once accomplished, the device will play DVDs from all over the world including those from Japan, Spain, Great Britain and the US. Otherwise, burn the DVD into your computer HDD and watch the VOB version over & over. BTW, many current types of software allow you to burn VOBs into Disks. You can figure out the rest...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooray for the Divine Miss M, November 30, 2008

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Ryal McMurry (New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diva Las Vegas (CD+DVD) (Audio CD)

I was thrilled when I saw that Diva Las Vegas was available for order. I knew being an import that the DVD part would probably not play. It is indeed a Region 2-6 DVD, and not a Region 0 as it states. Thus it wouldn't play in my DVD player, but I was able to watch it on my computer. The video quality was wonderful, and it was such fun to watch again. Why it has not been made available here in the USA yet I do not know. It was never officially released here on VHS either -- only Emmy screeners I believe.

Anyway, the CD is great, although I find the track order to be a little odd. I'm not quite sure why they put them in that order, but still it's a great CD, and it's a lot of fun to listen to as well.

I think this is a great CD/DVD combo. It's definitely for fans of the Divine. It would be nice to have a Region 1 DVD, but until then this is the next best thing. A great product at a great price!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT a Region 0 DVD as described, November 20, 2008

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M. Hebert (Eunice, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diva Las Vegas (CD+DVD) (Audio CD)

Big oops! I ordered this from Amazon but it was out-of-stock. I cancelled and ordered from a Marketplace seller and I did not get a Region 0 DVD. No, I got a Region 2 through 6 DVD. I'm not sure if there is a Region 0 or not, but Marketplace sellers should be careful that the item they are selling matches the Amazon one. If there is no Region 0 version, shame on Amazon for letting this through. I give 3 stars for the audio CD portion since it has been previously unavailable. Sadly, the DVD is still unavailable to me as well. I have a useless DVD because it's described as playable in the U.S. market. Buyer beware of this product.