Product Details

• Actors: Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Renato Capecchi, Philip Creech
• Directors: Gian Carlo Menotti
• Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: Italian (DTS 5.1), Italian (PCM Stereo)
• Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
• DVD Release Date: May 9, 2006
• Run Time: 134 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E5KOK2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,422 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, you must buy this....., July 20, 2000

By	N. Gallimore (Upminster United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Puccini - Manon Lescaut / Levine, Scotto, Domingo, Metropolitan Opera (DVD)

Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to see Renata Scotto live in the theatre, but I am told that she is an excellent singing actress. Witness that for yourself in this magnificent production of one of my favourite Puccini operas. When Scotto is on stage you can't take your eyes off her, and watch her face at the end of Act III as DeGrieux pleads with the Captain to let him join her on board ship - what an amazing actress she is. She makes you laugh, she makes you cry - what more can you ask for? There is a chemistry between her and Domingo that inspires him to give one of the greatest perfomances I have ever seen from him (and yes I was at his Covent Garden Otello in front of the late Princess of Wales). The other principals are excellent, but this is an opera about two people, and they carry it off to perfection. The production is near perfect and the Met Orchestra give a faultless perfomance. I urge you to buy this DVD at once - you will see and hear no better.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suberb Audio, Video Disappointing at Times, July 28, 2000

By	Frank Ryan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Puccini - Manon Lescaut / Levine, Scotto, Domingo, Metropolitan Opera (DVD)

A suberb production well worth the preserving. The audio is specatular. Domingo and Scotto are stunning. I've never heard this sung better! The only disappointing feature is the spottiness of the video. Most of the time it is acceptable, but there are intermittent periods of "ghosting" where the video is indistinct. While distracting to the viewer, its effect on the overall performance does not diminish the impact of a vocally wonderful performance. I hope this there will be more DVD's of some of these Met performances that truly rate as classics. I have many of these on Laser Disc and hope that the Dolby 5.1 will add to my enjoyment.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Opera, Pity about the Quality of the DVD., July 1, 2000

By	Harry F. Korbl (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Puccini - Manon Lescaut / Levine, Scotto, Domingo, Metropolitan Opera (DVD)

Good Performances, Good Music and Production spoiled by the quality of the DVD. This production was described as "A Manon Lescaut of fluid movement", I have never come across a DVD with such jerky movement, in addition there were numerous irritating pauses, the lips of the singers were continuously out of sync with the sound (remeniscent of movies where the sound was added later). Never having encountered this before I assumed the problem was with my player but after trying the same disc in another player with the same result, I conclude that the problem is the disc. I found myself so irritated by this that after the first Act I turned the picture off and listened only to the sound.

Anyone who buys this DVD should do so only with the proviso that they can return the disc if these problems occur.