Product Details

• Actors: Barbara Daniels, David Kuebler, Arnold Ostman, Janice Hall, Gunter von Kannen
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Euroarts
• DVD Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B6N5Z0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,882 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Handel - Agrippina / Daniels, Kuebler, Hall, von Kannen, Ostman, Schwetzingen Opera Festival" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Comedy in Spite of the Title, September 17, 2001

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"mackiemesser" (Morehead, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handel - Agrippina / Arnold Östman, Schwetzinger Festspiele [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a comedy with a ridiculous plot (modeled after Roman History). The music direction and orchestra are very good as you would expect of Ostmann and the Schwetzingen festival orchestra. The sound is good and the four principal singers are good to excellent. The music is good Handel. The plot is the machinations of Agrippina (Barbara Daniels) in order to put her son Nerone (David Kuebler) on the throne or as her husband's (Claudio, Gunther von Kannen) successor. At the same time, Poppea (Janice Hall) is learning from Agrippina and trying to become a major power behind the throne or empress by the methods of Agrippina. Poppea was a mistress of the miserable Ottone who is cut out of the succession during the action, and is juggling both Claudio and Nerone as lovers currently. The emperor Claudio is a bore with inflated ideas about his sexual attractiveness and generally not too bright. Agripinna is a hypocritical manipulator who pulls out all the stops a middle aged woman can to get her husband to do what she wants. Nerone is a silly self-centered kid who also isn't very smart and seems to be handled by his mother. All the same, he has a suitably sinister air when he isn't at the center of the action. Poppea is the brightest star of the group with really superb singing as an amoral courtesan who will do whatever it takes and be as hypocritical as she needs to be to get to her goals. The acting that conveys this is excellent in a broad comic way. Poppea's singing is outstanding and she is the one we want to here about. The remaining principals also sing well, especially Claudio who manages to sing accurately while carrying out the role as a bufoon. The only complaint I have about this production is the singing of Ottone who has several arias. His baritone is wobbly and terribly inaccurate. The only real remedy is to fast forward through these and realize it doesn't mar the action.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best of an ordinary bunch, August 9, 2008

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Peter Murray - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handel - Agrippina / Daniels, Kuebler, Hall, von Kannen, Ostman, Schwetzingen Opera Festival (DVD)

While this 1985 performance by the Koln Opera at the Schwetzingen Opera Festival shares a few of the faults of its only other DVD competition, most notably in the transposition of roles, the direction by Michael Hampe is unobtrusively enjoyable and, as usual with his productions, boasts breathtakingly beautiful sets and costumes by Maruo Pagano. The orchestra and conductor are exemplary period performers and are a delight to listen to and while none of the rest of the cast can match Barbara Daniels' high level of dramatic and vocal delivery it is, by and large, a most enjoyable experience. I'd have been quite happy to sit through this performance in the theatre and, until a better recording comes along, will be content revisiting this DVD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handel - Agrippina / Daniels, Kuebler, Hall, von Kannen, Ostman, Schwetzingen Opera Festival, October 30, 2011

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Bjorn Viberg (European Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handel - Agrippina / Daniels, Kuebler, Hall, von Kannen, Ostman, Schwetzingen Opera Festival (DVD)

Handel - Agrippina / Daniels, Kuebler, Hall, von Kannen, Ostman, Schwetzingen Opera Festival is a 1985 production staged by Michael Hampe. Swedish conductor Arnold Östman leads the London Baroque Players. Östman conducts beautifully and his pace is right on the mark. The stage design by Mauro Pagano is very traditional and being a traditionalist this absolutely my cup of tea. The sound quality is superb. I also love the costumes. A very enjoyable and stunning production not to be missed. Highly recommended indeed. 5/5.