Product Details

• Actors: Daniela Dessì, Delores Ziegler, Alessandro Corbelli, Jozef Kundlak, Adelina Scarabelli
• Directors: Ilio Catani
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: September 21, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303201725
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,324 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This is an opera about true and false feelings, emotional manipulation, and the striking of poses and attitudes by people who are "emotionally correct" the way many individuals and institutions today are politically correct. As the opera progresses, the attitudes of the two romantic heroes and their fiancées are gradually undermined, but they begin by saying and doing exactly what is expected of them, with results that are musically beguiling and, at the same time, very funny. In Act II, the emotion becomes real: the characters who were like puppets begin to shed true tears, and the comedy deepens into a serious statement about human fragility and the need to tolerate one another's weaknesses. These points are well made in a performance that is musically and theatrically polished, with particularly fine ensemble singing. There are six solo singers in Cosi; all the roles have approximately the same importance but in this production, as in many others, the spotlight is often stolen by the maid Despina. Adelina Scarabelli is so good in the role that you wish her performances weren't so rare. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good performance, poor video quality, November 2, 1999

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Avrohom Leichtling (Monsey, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Dessi, Ziegler, Teatro alla Scala (DVD)

Muti's performance is acceptably"Mozartian"- and the singers do justice to the roles. The production is what one might call "opera house standard."

However, the video rendition is atrocious - perhaps the translation from European to American video standards was "too much" - the images are "jumpy" and erratic- it's distracting in the extreme. Turn off the monitor and listen to the performance.

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice theatrical version. Poor picture and sound quality, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Dessi, Ziegler, Teatro alla Scala (DVD)

It seems some classic music editors are just translating the old VHS into DVD's. This DVD is like a VHS. You can't remove the subtitles. You will not see the technological advantages than a DVD can offer. The sound and picture quality is exactly the same as in one old VHS. What it is really nice is the theatrical version and the orchestra conducted by Muti. This is a four stars VHS but a one star DVD.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Muti's Cosi, March 16, 2000

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Julian Hopkins (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Dessi, Ziegler, Teatro alla Scala (DVD)

It's important to realize what we have here. A very sophisticated performance musically, full of vitality, beautiful orchestral playing, and six superb soloists in roles that suit them well. Riccardo Muti is one of the leading Mozart conductors of the day, and his perfectionist and stylish approach, serving the composer totally, is an absolute delight. The production is stylistic, and pretty to look at. The live performance has an electricity which is captivating. 10 out of 10 !