Product Details

• Actors: Gaetano Donizetti, Metropolitan Opera, Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira
• Directors: Richard Bonynge
• Format: Classical, NTSC
• Language: Italian, English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: December 22, 1992
• Run Time: 128 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630021737X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,228 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FLAWED BUT FANTASTIC!, October 27, 2001

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peter rotondo (CONNECTICUT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucia Di Lammermoor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

TO SEE SUTHERLAND PERFORM THIS ROLE ADDS A WHOLE NEW DIMNSION TO IT. SIMPLY HEARING IS NOT ENOUGH. DAME JOAN DOES NOT EMOTE WITH HER VOICE. SHE RELIES ON FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND GESTURES TO CONVEY FEELING, AS SHE DOES SO ADMIRABLY. THE VOICE OF A 56 YEAR OLD IS UNQUESTIONABLY STRAINED IN SUCH A ROLE, BUT MISS SUTHERLAND IS NONETHELESS BEAUTIFUL. A COUPLE OF THE HIGHER NOTESARE UNEVEN AND THIN, BUT THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE COLORATURA ARE SOLIDLY AND BEAUTFULLY DELIVERED. WATCH DAME JOAN AS SHE SPEAKS TO HER BROTHER DURING THE MAD SCENE...HER EXPRESSIONS ARE PRICELESS AND EMOTIONALLY RICH. EDGARDO IS DELIVERED IN A FORCEFUL AND ELEGANT WAY. ALFREDO KRAUS WOULD BE THE ONLY "CATCH" IN THIS...HE MATCHES SUTHERLAND IN AGE, BUT NOT IN VOICE. ONE MUST FORGIVE THIS IF ONE IS TO ENJOY ONE OF THE GRAT MOMENTS IN OPERA. OVERALL, IF YOU HAVE HEARD THE 1972 VERSION ON CD, AND HAVE ENJOYED IT, AND CAN FORGIVE THE FAULTS OF KRAUS, YOU WILL FIND THIS A TREASURE WORTH SEEING.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What's with the ghosts?, January 14, 2005

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ChemLady "ChemLady" (lab library) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucia Di Lammermoor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The ghost Lucia sees rising from the well is not the only ghost in this production. When the singers move onstage, they leave a shadow trail. This was very distracting.