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 enlarge | Director: Laurent Pelly
Actors: Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Dawn French
Studio: Virgin Classics
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 1759
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 132
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5099951900298
ASIN: B0013V33DG
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 15, 2008
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La Fille Du Regiment July 25, 2008
This is an outstanding video of a wonderful production of this enjoyable opera. The concept is delightful and the performances are magnificent.
Delicious July 20, 2008
Desssay and Florez are wonderful together -- one of the best pairings in recent memory.
Cast of a lifetime July 10, 2008
Natalie Dessay is the best operatic comedienne I have ever seen! Both she and Florez are the very best vocally and physically. They both sing this difficult music as if it were easy. VERY highly recommended.
Delightful July 7, 2008
Dessay and Florez were at there best. A delightful entertaining opera for the family.
An energetic and amazing tour de force June 29, 2008
As another reviewer has noted, this Covent Garden production was recently (spring 2008) performed at the Met in New York. I had the pleasure of seeing that production via the Met's closed circuit HD broadcasts.
While I am on that subject, I congratulate and thank the Met for those broadcasts. While not quite the same as being in Lincoln Center for the live performance, it is the next best thing. Those of you who are opera lovers and have not yet discovered or attended those broadcasts should buy your tickets for the 2008-09 season.
Natalie Dessay is a petit French soprano whose acting ability, especially in this comic opera, and whose energy level, matches her excellent musicianship and beautiful voice. Juan Diego Florez, a Peruvian tenor with a light lyric yet powerful voice, matches her perfectly. Alessandro Corbelli is superb as the Sergeant protector. A special treat is the speaking role of Felicity Palmer.
Unfortunately I have not yet seen the Teatro Carlo Felice production reviewer Toni Bernhard referred to in an excellent write-up. But I have seen Natalie Dessay live in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Met and can tell you that she is an outstanding actress and made the famous "mad scene" totally convincing.
Florez is well launched on a successful career in comic opera that I believe will see him grow into true stardom in the years to come.
All in all a very worthy opera DVD.
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