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Falstaff [VHS]

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This is more a warning than a review but I hope it will be useful since the price of this set is so attractive that it is easy to give in to the temptation of buying it. Unfortunately, it is a waste of money - I don't think I will ever watch this tape again. The quality of the transfer is very poor, with almost non-existent colour and - what is worse - very poor sound. But what really disqualifies this set is the lack of SUBTITLES! I want to make it clear because this production has been released before on the VAI label (it was made for British TV at the Glyndebourne Festival in the 1970s) and it WAS subtitled. Lack of subtitles will be a problem for many potential buyers; even those whose Italian is fluent may not be able to work their way through this set, simply because the sound quality is so poor that it is hard to distinguish any of the words. But if you know your "Falstaff" by heart, it may be a good experience especially as the performance doesn't seem too bad. There are not too many videos of "Falstaff" available at the moment so this set - particularly at this price - may be an answer to the prayers of many a fan of this delightful opera.