tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post1541260278729722146..comments2024-02-25T13:20:20.620+01:00Comments on mostly opera: Superb Robert Carsen production of Dialogue des Carmelites on DVDmostly opera...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-74243415231264381362013-05-14T19:10:28.733+02:002013-05-14T19:10:28.733+02:00What I noticed watching this production live (Toro...What I noticed watching this production live (Toronto last week) was how much more menacing the crowd is than on the DVD. The ending too seemed more shattering live than one can manage on disk. Still, this is a fine recording and comes close to doing justice to the production.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-1622707135953748152009-03-25T16:24:00.000+01:002009-03-25T16:24:00.000+01:00I've seen this production live, in Vienna, and I c...I've seen this production live, in Vienna, and I can tell you that the change from dim stage to bright one, doesn't really look that dramatic as on DVD. it actually fits quite well the production.Bogdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736015779012529107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-89295094846203068982009-03-24T21:56:00.000+01:002009-03-24T21:56:00.000+01:00You probably have not seen the other DVD of "Dialo...You probably have not seen the other DVD of "Dialogues" by Opera national du Rhin (1999) on Arthaus. <BR/><BR/>I would like to make a few points about the Rhin production. The set and the costumes are equally minimalist, stark and extremely effective. It feels like a much more intimate production with the singers and the orchestra very well balanced. The singing and acting are wonderful. There isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com