Product Details

• Actors: Leonie Rysanek, Tatiana Troyanos, Vienna Opera
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Video Artists Int'l
• DVD Release Date: June 21, 2005
• Run Time: 143 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007VZ8OU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,343 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb Singing!, June 7, 2008

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Mr John Haueisen (WORTHINGTON, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George London - A Tribute (DVD)

This is one of those "All-Star Game" concerts presented as a salute to bass-baritone George London.

It presents five excerpts or vignettes of great performances by London. The two that are most striking are a duet with Anna Moffo in Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni, and a stunning Englsh version of the final scene from Boris Godunov.

There is a veritable planetarium of stars on hand for the tribute, and many of their performances bring down the house. All were good to excellent, the best being:

Edita Gruberova singing "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" You could use this short piece by itself to show friends what truly great singing and voice control is all about. Gruberova can sing with the best ever!

Lucia Popp and Sona Ghazarian sing a duet from Arabella, and it shows Richard Strauss at his best--showing off beautiful soprano voices.

The final number is from Die Walkure, with James King, and Leonie Rysanek singing Siegmund and Sieglinde. You can feel the electricity and the connection between these two. Though it is a concert, uncostumed performance, they are so "real" and involved that you feel you've just experienced one of the best images of Die Walkure.

Great performance for showing off great singers to your friends.
(I'd have given it 5 stars, but the picture quality was not as crisp as I'd have liked--perhaps the technology of the 80s. Still glad I bought it--the singing is superb!)

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious, March 30, 2010

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Vince D (Hudson, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: George London - A Tribute (DVD)

The special talent of George London was celebrated twice before his demise. This one was glorious for many reasons. At the onset it was sad to note that participants featured in this gala were themselves gone from us, Troyanos, Popp, Moffo and Rysanek. How wonderful it was to hear their greatness while in their prime giving moving and definitive performances. For those still with us, their performances on this DVD clearly displayed the talent for which they have become noted for. Edita Gruberova was sparkling as Olympia in Tales of Hoffman. Catherine Malfitano gave a special rendtion of Antonia's area from the same opera. The trio of Catherine Malfitano, Simon Estes, and Margarete Hintermeier from the Tales of Hoffman was rich with the passion these artists were famous for. Lucia Popp and Sona Ghazarian displayed the great beauty of Richard Strauss' Arabella. Simon Estes was powerful in the role of Macbeth, his distinct richness of voice so well displayed. Thomas Moser was delightful as the Steersman's of Wagner Fliegende Hollander. It was, in my opinion, strange that Francisco Araiza sang Lenski' area from Onegin while Nicolai Gedda performed the Tosca aria. Their performances lacked real enthusiasm. Was it because they were singing something other than their signature pieces? The performance that was electric even before a word was sung, was the finale of Die Walkure with Leonie Rysanek and James King. The intensity was palpable. The audience knew beforehand what was to come and the ovation following was the recognition of a superb rendition of this emotional duet. The icing on the cake was the five pieces of historical clips of George London in his prime and one of the best was with Anna Moffo from Don Giovanni. The Boris Godunov piece was surprisingly effective in English simply because George London was singing it. A wondrous gala indeed.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best compilation, October 10, 2007

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Mr. Daniel Zehnacker "Rimbaud "Dan" F... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George London - A Tribute (DVD)

Leonie Rysanek a marqué l'opéra de ses interprétations hyper-passionnées. Beaucoup moins célèbre que Callas en France ou en Italie, elle rayonna surtout en Allemagne et en Amérique. Vraie "bête de scène" elle sut adapter sa voix à sa carrière et règner pendant un demi-siècle dans le coeur des lyricomanes. C'est avec George London qu'elle enregistra une fameux "Fliegende Holländer" qui reste une référence dans le domaine wagnérien. Ce DVD est donc indispensable pour tous ceux qui ont connu, ou qui veulent connaître cette époque bénie...