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Bizet - Carmen / Domashenko, Berti, Aceto, Dashuk, Pastorello, Josipovic, Lombard, Verona Opera [DVD]

Raymond Aceto (Actor), Marina Domashenko (Actor) Rated:

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Genre	Special Interests
Format	Color, Widescreen, Classical, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, DVD
Contributor	Marco Berti, Maya Dashuk, Alain Lombard, Cristina Pastorello, Marina Domashenko, Raymond Aceto, Zeffirelli See more
Language	French
Runtime	2 hours and 30 minutes

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Bizet's Carmen on 2 discs. Orchestra, choir & corps de ballet of the Arena Di Verona. Conducted by Alain Lombard, directed & produced for the stage by Franco Zeffirelli. 150 minutes.

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 5.6 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Widescreen, Classical, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, DVD
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ August 17, 2004
Actors ‏ : ‎ Raymond Aceto, Marina Domashenko, Maya Dashuk, Marco Berti, Zeffirelli
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French
Studio ‏ : ‎ Alliance
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0001VLUV6
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Colston

Best Carmen DVD on the market ??

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2009

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Superb DVD. Superb performance. Easily 5 stars. Better than Zefferelli's other accomplishment with Migenes and Domingo. Better than the Glyndebourne version. Well balanced in sound, lighting, color, acting and singing. Most DVDs on opera are notoriously dark, especially night scenes. This one is unusually bright, except for Act 3. The color is absolutely fantastic. The audio is better than most opera DVDs. I bought this DVD because of the positive comments of two of the reviewers. I share and appreciate their enthusiasm.

Micaela is stunningly beautiful, with a voice to match. How can Don Jose, or any red-blooded Spaniard, not fall for her? Besides, she is mama's choice. But that was before Carmen did her erotic dance. Carmen's seductive facial expression and singing when she wanted something from Mr. Joe is worth the price of the DVD.

There are glitches in the reproduction, about a second each. These are easily forgiven.

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maiden pa.

Carmen Rocks.Michaela Hot!

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2005

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I own two other Carmen operas. The one filmed by Zefferelli that is a movie,which has Domingo is really a 5 star Carmen. This one was stage filmed by Zefferelli and is just as good. Carmen is sassy and better costumed than the other one. Michaela is beautiful and I can't really believe gets dumped for Carmen,however that is how the story goes. French with English subtitles. Great audio. Great dancing and costuming. Worth the purchase indeed. 5 stars easy. I also bought this after I read the J Scott Morrison review. He has fine taste in opera.Don't forget to also purchase the Carmen with Domingo. You won't get tired of several Carmens and they both stand as 5 stars each.

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Bernal Jimenez

Grand Opera Taken To the Extreme

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2005

Dozens of people sharing the stage with horses and donkeys. If you like big shows with lots of extras and distracting (and loud) unnecessary business, this DVD is for you. Grand opera calls for spectacle, yes, but there are moments when everyone should exit the stage and leave the principals alone. There is, after all, a story to tell. I have actually enjoyed other Zeffirelli circus-like productions in the past for what they are, but this time he's outdone his gaudy self.
Marina Domashenko as Carmen is the best of the performers. Her French is a bit blurry but her singing is of the highest order and her voice is a true mezzo with a pleasant color. I enjoyed her acting the most. She is a very attractive woman, which helps, but most importantly she knows how to use her body and, in particular, her eyes. I would go as far as saying her acting might make this the most accomplished and consistent rendition of this role on video - closely matched by Von Otter on her Carmen DVD. To complement the madonna/loose woman dichotomy (amazon doesn't allow the "w" word) we have the Micaela of Maya Dashuk, angelic in looks but sadly not in sound. Unsteady timbre and a highly acidic quality in her voice that at times borders on shrieking mar her performance. I know it is very wrong to even bring this up, but I couldn't help thinking Marco Berti as Don Jose was probably cast last-minute to replace the strapping bare-chested youth Zeffirelli had in mind. He just doesn't physically fit the mold of principals cast in recent Zeffirelli productions. That said, he sings adequately. On video, up close, it is very distracting to see him constantly look at the conductor in the middle of a passionate moment. All opera performers have to learn to negotiate this necessary task with their acting - Berti does not seem to even try. Escamillo and the rest of the performers are ok, nothing in particular makes them stand out either way except for the horribly hollow-voiced Zuniga of Dario Berini.
The musical direction under Alain Lombard is beyond reproach. The video direction is actually pretty successful considering there is so much going on all of the time that it must have been quite a task to edit this release and decide what to show at any given moment. The sound is quite good although sometimes there is a drop in the volume of the voices (particularly noticeable during Escamillo's entrance). Subtitles are available in English, French, Spanish, and Italian. Even though they put this out on two discs there are no extras at all. For a more inspired (and better choreographed) production, check out the Von Otter DVD from Glyndebourne. A more manageable grand opera take is to be found in the Met DVD featuring Baltsa and Carreras. I wouldn't discard the Ewing releases either - the Covent Garden Mehta with Lima and Vaduva being the most recommendable of the two. Any of the Carmens just mentioned will probably be more satisfactory than this Verona 2003 release.

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Wayne Leigh

Not the first choice for your Carmen DVD

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2010

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I bought this on reading the strong recommendations from the reviewers.
So I found it somewhat a disappointment.

This is a gorgeous production indeed, and no complaints on the staging, costumes etc.

The pace take by the conductor throughout is somewhat slower than what I'm used to. So it doesn't excite me much even it isn't stodgy most of the time.

Domashenko is a convincing Carmen, an excellent actress with beauty to go with. Nonetheless I found her voice somewhat too low for the role, and her diction not too clear. I'd prefer her as Azucena.

Berti sounded as if he stepped out of a Donizetti opera, so Italianate he sounded to me. His voice is also rather bleaty. Given the fact that we are spoilt for choice for Don Jose on DVD, he clearly also loses out in the looks department when compared with Corelli, Domingo, Carerras, MacCauley, Lima, Kaufmann etc. who, in addition and more importantly, also all sang than him.

Maya Dashur is a splendid Micaela. Her Act 3 aria is wonderfully sung. Overall she beats many other Micaelas on DVD, both in her art and appearance.

Aceto is a good Escamillo. There are better ones e.g. Ramey, D'Arcangelo, Raimondi etc.

Overall I would rank this DVD below the ones starring Antonacci/Kaufmann, Amparan/Corelli, Migenes/Domingo, Bumbry/Vickers, Ewing/Lima, and Baltsa/Carerras. I Berganza's Carmen DVD unpalatable due to her unconvincing interpretation.

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