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This is, among other things, an opera about the nature of music, and it gives the composer opportunities, which he uses brilliantly, to show off his technical mastery. Conductor Charles Mackerras and a well-chosen cast, including Helen Doese, Donald McIntyre, Paul Frey, and John Pringle, meet the music's challenges effectively, though there are some signs of vocal fatigue in the last act. --Joe McLellan
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Virginia Lumsden, Peter Butler (IV) |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1991 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Kultur |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Performing Arts - Opera |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 032031000797 |
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Customer Reviews of Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Mackerras, Doese, McIntyre, Opera Australia
Crippled by poor sound quality and cast I'm very disappointed with the sound quality here as there is a very noticable compression and background hiss. I did not like Doese at all. Her acting seemed contrived and was very uncomfortable throughout. Frey does his best but is not suited for this role. Doigt is good as David. McIntyre is just okay. The sets are for the most part good and the 'Dances of the prentices' scene is very well done. The Mackerras led orchestra was competent but uninspiring. I love Meistersinger but this DVD surely can't be satisfactory with that bad sound. I keep wondering when/if the Met will fill the void.
Enjoyable
Nothing fancy, no tricks, only the opera performed by good singers in a traditional production. McIntire as Sachs and Pringle as Beckmmesser are great, everyone else more than pulls their own weight. Well done group scenes and enough spectacle to be true to the story.
A worthy Meistersinger
First of all this is a review of the DVD and the cut Act III prelude is intact as is everything else. The problem is that the sound is compressed to a noticeable degree. It is rather annoying. Fortunately this is a good performance. Not that there couldn't be a better one. But the MET performance of this year will probably not be out for two or three years and Wagner lovers in the meantime can savor this disk. McKerras leads a fine orchestra. The soloists are overall good if not outstanding and they look their parts. No funny stuff in the production. Satisfying all around execpt for that sound.
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