產品編號 | B25V0318 | |
影片名稱 | 韓德爾 - 凱撒大帝 (Handel - Giulio Cesare) | |
影片選單 | 原版選單 | |
影片字幕 | 英 | |
碟片規格 | BD25 X 1 | |
備註 | [Disc 2/2] 歌劇 |
There's a chance that purists will be very unhappy with director David
McVicar's production of this Baroque masterpiece; there's also an equal
chance that they'll be so vastly entertained that all criticisms will
be beside the point. Updated to the years before World War I, Caesar's
troops are British soldiers come to colonize Egypt, the latter being a
place filled with exoticisms in the form of acres of billowing silk,
flashy costumes, and full-blown song and dance numbers a la Bollywood
(featuring sex-kitten Cleopatra and her minions). It's not only
funny/campy, it also makes a certain internal sense. The razzle-dazzle
is laid aside for the personal tragedy of Cornelia and Sesto (Patricia
Bardon and Angelika Kirchschlager, respectively)--here portrayed as a
beaten-down woman in a pathetic rage and a son on the verge of
insanity--and for Caesar's and Cleopatra's more introspective moments.
Caesar is mezzo Sarah Connelly, in firm voice and with the bearing of
an emperor. Cleopatra is the 25-year-old American Daniele de Niese,
ravishing in person and voice, with charisma, nerve, and talent in
equal proportions. Countertenor Christopher Dumaux' bitchy-queen
Tolomeo is remarkable, and the Achilles of bass Christopher Maltman is
menacing. William Christie leads the Orchestra of the Age of
Enlightenment with great spirit and dramatic thrust, and the production
values---subtitles in major European languages and English, stereo and
surround sound, and picture---are ideal. Extras include interviews with
the director and singers and an up-close look at Danielle de Niese.
This is a fascinating, grand entertainment that may just make new
friends for Baroque opera. |
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