Product Details

• Actors: Raffi Armenian, Thomas Fulton, Quebec Opera Symphony Orchestra
• Format: Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Video Artists Int'l
• DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004
• Run Time: 155 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000641ZKE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,459 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Scotto Shines in Concert and Recital, August 19, 2005

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M Souza "miguel_souza" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renata Scotto - Prima Donna in Concert and Recital (DVD)

I was pleasantly surprised by this DVD. I rented it through Netflix, then subsequently bought it for a collector friend.

I have seen Miss Scotto live during her heyday in San Francisco and at the Met, and the vocal hardness and juddering high notes are absent on this DVD. Instead, in this Montreal concert, we get a plethora of lovely pianissimi - even when not appropriate. No matter. There are a couple of fortissimo notes that are slightly unpleasant, but the rest are held back and what we get are lovely sounds throughout. She sings Verdi, Puccini, Catalani to great effect and with great feeling. All of her great roles are represented here. Any Scotto fan and opera lover would be happy with this DVD - she looks and sounds lovely. The recital from Japan is not as grand. She sings persuasively throughout, mostly Italian and French lieder, with some operatic chestnuts thrown in for good measure. The mostly Japanese audience is very appreciative. I am going to add this one to my collection, too.