Wagner - Lohengrin / Abbado, Domingo, Lloyd, Studer, Vienna State Opera [DVD]
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This 1990 production of Wagner's magnificent mid-period music drama at the Vienna State Opera is wholly triumphant, not least because of its now-antiquated notion of not updating, contemporizing, or otherwise making mincemeat of the opera's original setting. Conventional staging is not foolproof, but when it's done as well and as directly as stage director Wolfgang Weber and set designers Rudolf and Reinhard Heinrich have done here, then it is a welcome non-encumbrance to enjoying and appreciating this masterpiece.
Claudio Abbado conducts the Vienna State Opera Orchestra in a refined, relaxed performance that allows the singers to find themselves inside their larger-than-life characters, not unimportant for Wagner's epic operas. And what singers they are! Placido Domingo (as Lohengrin) and Cheryl Studer (as his beloved, Elsa) are both in their prime, singing and acting with extraordinary subtlety and emotion. Robert Lloyd, Hartmut Welker, and Dunja Vejzovic contribute first-rate support.
Spread out comfortably on two DVDs, this Lohengrin has no extra features, but needs none. With a clear, crisp 5.1 sound mix and well-transferred video images, this is a must-have for opera fans in general and Wagnerites in particular. --Kevin Filipski
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Claudio Abbado, music director of the Vienna State Opera and recently appointed music director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducts Richard Wagner's three-act opera. An exquisitely lyrical piece, characterized by the composer's romantic vision of the individual's fight for freedom under an oppressive rule, "Lohengrin" has been described as Wagner's most Italianate opera. The title-role is therefore particularly suited to the dramatic and musical talents of Placido Domingo, whose recent adoption of Wagnerian roles has been received with justifiable praise. He leads an exceptional Wagnerian cast, including Robert Lloyd as King Henry and Dunja Vejzovic as Ortrud.
ASIN: B00005AFSR
VSKU: DBV.B00005AFSR.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Plcido Domingo|Robert Lloyd|Cheryl Studer|Hartmut Welker|Dunja Vejzovic|Georg Tichy|Brian Large|Richard Wagner
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!
ASIN: B00005AFSR
VSKU: DBV.B00005AFSR.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Plcido Domingo|Robert Lloyd|Cheryl Studer|Hartmut Welker|Dunja Vejzovic|Georg Tichy|Brian Large|Richard Wagner
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!
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