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This version is not ideal, with lots of mugging and condescending to the material. There are failed stabs at cleverness, such as a witless pseudo-newsreel that marks Strephon's run for Parliament. Still, the charm of the piece comes through. Kate Flowers as Strephon's fiancée, Phyllis, is a delight; she sings radiantly and conveys the driest possible blend of modesty and narcissism. As the Queen of the Fairies, Anne Collins puts her weighty contralto to good comic use. She is commanding but endearing, especially when she sings amorously to the fire captain.
Part of the Opera World series of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas made for television, this one has the strengths and weaknesses of an uneven series. Visual and sound quality are muddier than they should be, and, for better or worse, the operettas are presented without the updating that's frequently done, just as Gilbert wrote them, obscure references and all. --David Olivenbaum
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Dave Heather |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1982 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Acorn Media Publishi |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Performing Arts - Opera |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 054961853694 |
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Customer Reviews of Gilbert & Sullivan - Iolanthe / Hammond-Stroud, Mills, Collins, Opera World
Wonderful This was my first "Iolanthe," and I was totally captivated. Having been a professional dancer all of my life, the dance world really lost out on not having Arthur Sullivan compose ballet scores. "Iolanthe" screams to be danced, and in this production, much of the Fairies staging complies. <
>The production, though a bit shaky at times, is a joy from beginning to end. The tongue in cheek campiness is just perfect. Wonderful sight gags abound, most memorable being the Fairies wings hangning out to dry before they are summoned by Strephon - hysterical. <
>But!!!! It is the music and those AMAZING lyrics that just overwhelm you. It is truly a wonder that the human mouth can sing/speak at such lighting speed as required in the act one finale. <
>It is simply wonderful.
Very dissapointed
Having done the stage production of Iolanthe just a few months ago, seeing this video greatly dissapointed me.
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>The fairies in the beginning were cute when they first began to do pointe ballet, but as the singing and the staging and the video edits occurred, I frowned upon this production. I didn't like the way images would appear in the Queen's fireplace, or how people would quickly show up from the forest to parliament, or even some of the sets and lighting. The sets reminded me too much of the cardboard cutout trees found in Mary Martin's Peter Pan video. And during the act one finale there was a television news broadcast? What happened to good old tradition, and staying within your time period?
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>I didn't feel like the essence of Iolanthe was caught in this video, but then again the show was made for the stage, not for a film. It didn't give an real sense of what the show would be like on stage either. It appeared to me that they tried to throw in as much modern editing as they could to appeal to a new audience. The vocals were OK, and the acting was OK, but this was nothing to write home about.
Excellent singing spoiled by poor direction
The musical performance was excellent. However, instead of simply recording a performance, the director decided to be "creative" which resulted in a rather disjointed presentation.This would be better as music CD without the "cute" distractions of the video.
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