Product Details

• Actors: Thomas Allen, Pamela Armstrong, Håkan Hagegård, Artur Korn, London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Directors: Francesca Kemp, Stephen Lawless
• Format: Classical, Color
• Language: German, English, French, Spanish
• Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC / Opus Arte
• DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008
• Run Time: 198 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0015U7ZXO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,558 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to top Blu-ray, December 28, 2008

By	Steve Perlowski (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Although I prefer the Kleiber version (with Pamela Coburn), and the version conducted by Domingo with te Kanawa, this Blu-ray version of Die Fledermaus is quite the spectacle [widescreen, excellent picture and sound, colorful costumes, creative set(s), wonderful cinematography, and fine singing]. The last act (at the jail) is also probably better in this version than the other two. In the first act, and the most important second act, however, the Kleiber and Domingo version(s) seem to get much closer to the operetta's spirit, frivolity, and joie de vivre; it's too bad that those gems will forever remain trapped in their pre-Blu-ray, full screen, medium. [I would also note that although the product details for this version indicate that the production is in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio (i.e., full screen), it is actually filmed in glorious high definition widescreen (i.e., 1.77:1)].

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable...but..., February 10, 2009

By	MusicLover (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

The video and audio quality of this Blu-ray DVD is outstanding. While there are other recorded performances with "bigger name" artists, none of the singers in this DVD need apologize. It is a fine production, musically. However, in an attempt to emphasize the sarcasm, portions of the libretto were re-written with very obvious sexual innuendos. This simply was not necessary. Strauss wrote a masterpiece and Die Fledermaus doesn't need any help.

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it a 10 if i could!, June 22, 2009

By	Wayne Kuhaupt - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This production is hands-down the best I have seen. All of the principal performers were truly excellent. The sound, lighting and sets were fabulous on the blue-ray disk. Thomas Allen and Pamela Armstrong were hilarious throughout. The role of Prince Orlofsky was performed with absolutely amazing virtuosity by Malena Ernman, while Lyubov Petrova was bubbly as the maid. The nuanced gestures and glances of all the characters were a joy to see on the screen--many times in a theater, the audience misses out on the true subtlety and strength of the acting. Here each twitch and bat of the eyelash were captured perfectly. I applaud the result of rewriting some of the text of this opera-it added a freshness and relevance to today's audiences that was superb. Other productions may have some bigger names, but this production is uniformly outstanding in its entirety. Bravo!