Works puccini la bohme 2009 hibla gerzmava mimi teodor ilincai rodolfo gabriele viviani marcello donald maxwell alcindoro inna dukach musetta kostas smoriginas colline jacques imbrailo schaunard jeremy white benoit the orchestra of the royal opera house andris nelsons stage director john copley puccini tosca 2011 angela gheorghiu tosca jonas kaufmann cavaradossi bryn terfel scarpia lukas jakobski angelotti orchestra chorus of the royal opera house antonio pappano stage director jonathan kent puccini turandot 2013 lise lindstrom princess turandot marco berti calaf eri nakamura li michel de souza mandarin raymond aceto timur, deposed king of tartary dionysios sourbis ping david butt philip pang doug jones pong orchestra chorus of the royal opera house henrik nnsi stage director andrei serban press reviews pappano's mastery of puccinian pace and phrasing intensifies this turbulent score's onward surge, but he's also noticeable attentive to his singers...kaufmann's cries of 'vittoria!' are thrilling...and his acting never slackens...tosca's mercurial character seems to resonate with gheorghiu naturally...there are some decent toscas on dvd already, but i'd start here bbc music magazine tosca set in ancient china, this is a production that never dates'. '.strtoupper('t')he massive sets, dramatic lighting, scene setting oriental choreography and glorious costumes offer a sumptuous visual treat'. '.strtoupper('j')ust add puccini's wonderfully emotional music and some exceptionally fine singing, and it adds up to a wholly satisfying experience'. '.strtoupper('t')he daily express turandot in every sense this bohme glows'. '.strtoupper('j')ohn copley's legendary staging with sets by julia trevelyan oman, first seen in 1972, is renowned for its authenticity and detail, both architectural and human'. '.strtoupper('f')ull of telling little touches the artist marcello's act ii girlfriend is his act iv model they bring 19th century paris's bustle alive as effectively as any bbc classic...this latest incarnation, betraying no trace of staleness, has no such stellar names yet'! '.strtoupper('e')xcept perhaps andris nelsons, boisterous where precursor lamberto gardelli was nostalgic'. '.strtoupper('i')nstead it offers a vibrant new ensemble, improbably youthful and good looking...on dvd it looks and sounds wonderful but on blu ray it's breathtaking'. '.strtoupper('1')982 is a memorable vintage, but la bohme nouvelle est arrive a new recommendation'. '.strtoupper('b')bc music magazine castlise lindstrom princess turandotmarco berti calafangela gheorghiu toscajonas kaufmann cavaradossibryn terfel scarpiahibla gerzmava mimiteodor ilincai rodolfo orchestra chorus of the royal opera house henrik nnsi turandot antonio pappano tosca andris nelsons bohemestage director andrei serban turandot jonathan kent tosca john copley boheme catalogue number oa1184bdaspect ratio 169 anamorphiclabel opus arte running time 366 minutes region all regions subtitles english french german spanish italian release date 28 aug'. '.strtoupper('2')015
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