Are they not part of the apparatus of make believe? Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Apart from that, I see myself watching this over and over again until an even better version comes along.

Fleming's portrayal of Violetta was stunning and gave me goosebumps but when they were in-scene together it was more about lack of chemistry than individual performance. Er singt hier wohl einer der besten Rollen seiner ganzen - viel zu kurzen - Karriere.

Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. And I am glad I did! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This production pierces with laser precision to the very essence of Verdi's masterpiece! Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Vienna Philharmonic, with Carlo Rizzi conducting. While I generally do not like opera productions that stray too far from the composer’s time setting, much of this production makes musical and emotional sense. Her voice was magnificent. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. It seemed too austere, devoid of the intimacy that the reconciliation of her final minutes were supposed to portray in her death scene. with the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European UnionSalzburg Festival 2005 – With Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón and Thomas HampsonSalzburg Festival 2005 – With Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón and Thomas Hampson Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.

Much of the action goes on inside the characters' heads, making this superficially extrovert opera an interior drama that sheds new light on its possibilities.

Schuld ist die Politik, meint Frank Plasberg.

Quite a few long lasting notes were given up, especially near the end of each sentence. I like Netrebko's voice, but I found she was not as good as I expected in this opera.

The rest of the characters were supposed to be at her side to comfort her.

I was very worried about it and extremely nervous. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations

And is it ever!

I could not help but feel for Violetta all over again, from the moment she softly murmured "E strano...".

Although I usually dislike 'modern' stripped back productions, I found this version interesting, though it lacked of course any visual romance.

Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The incredible emotional experience was utterly draining! I cannot understand current, one assumes young directors', attitude to well established and loved operas. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Guido Holze

Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut.Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse an den F.A.Z.-Newslettern. The brilliance of Decker utilizing minimalism with a contemporary set allowed me for the first time to focus solely on the music, the drama and the tragedy unfolding in front of me. Verdi - La Traviata / Richard Eyre, Solti, Gheorghiu, Lopardo, Nucci, ROH Covent Garden Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. She had her own tempo, and the orchestra had theirs.Although I usually dislike 'modern' stripped back productions Not in a "classic" sense, i.e.

Ms. Netrebko has enraptured me since I first heard her in 1998. Frankfurter Anthologie From 2005 this recording brings together Netrebko and Villason at their best. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. But it pays off, for Netrebko catches all the nuances, vocally and dramatically, of this role.

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Netrebko, Beczala, Kwiecien, Metropolitan Opera Sie zählt zu den prominentesten Sängerinnen der Gegenwart und wird weltweit als eine der bedeutendsten Künstlerinnen unserer Zeit gefeiert. Salzburg Festival 2005. So one might be satisfied with listening to a CD performance? Cinq sur cinq pour le chant, pour l'interprétation, pour le jeu des acteurs; Cinq sur cinq pour l'orchestre. I have seen perhaps 6 different versions of this opera with everything from a fully modern set to the over-ornate baroque and always I was somewhat distracted by the elaborate costuming and sets to fully engage with the actors.

When I started collecting complete opera recordings on CD in early 90's, the general feeling was that the golden age of opera revival was long gone.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. I keenly felt her underlying pain and confusion, the desire to hide it in pleasure, and her fragile hope.

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Herausgegeben von Gerald Braunberger, Jürgen Kaube, Carsten Knop, Berthold Kohler Violetta sings her final notes and then abruptly drops to the floor dead, all alone in the middle of the stage. Great stuff. Many fans of Netrebko agree that it is almost impossible to stop watching her when she acting.

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