35 of 42 people found the following review helpful 2.0 out of 5 stars
Singers are Good but the rest is disappointing..., May 28, 2008 By ReturneeAnna
This review is from: Verdi - La Traviata (DVD) (by a Japanese girl, 15 y.o.)
This DVD was my first opera DVD and the reason I chose this was I became a fan of Anna whom I found on YouTube lately and this DVD has such good reputations here and there.
As a beginner, I expected a Gorgeous stage set and beautiful costume. But the stage set is very simple and poor. I was disappointed. The costume, Anna is wearing simple red dress or white slip and the men are wearing business suits! I was severely disappointed. I admit I should ask somebody about these things before.
But I was also bewildered by its presentation. Who is that snowy-haired gentleman always standing at the side of the stage? As long as I read all review here, people don't care or express different understandings. I am not sure what he was meant to be. There is a man wearing Violetta's red dress at act 3. What does that mean? I don't understand it either. For me, it was only dirty.
At the scene Alfredo was suppose to throw money to Violetta, Alfredo was putting money into Violetta's mouth! I was shocked and frozen. What was the director thinking? Somehow I suspect he did that because it was Netrebko. He wanted to show his power to this new idol singer. He didn't do this if she was Maria Callas, or could he? Man who does such rendition must be hating women somewhere deep in his psyche.
At act 3 there is a scene people wearing same mask and same costume thong into the room. It was so similar to Kate Bush's legendary video "Running up that hill"(1985). It is not fresh at all to repeat the idea existed 20 years ago. More to the point, one studies choreography must have seen her videos. I suspect he copied her idea. Even I noticed, there would be hundreds of people who noticed it either. For people who don't know what I am talking about, you can see on the net. Key word is "Kate bush Running up that hill".
I didn't appreciate this presentation. The stage set was poor. The costume was poor. (It is not innovative. It looked they just did not have budget.) Singers are great. Orchestra is great. Then, CD could be better as I could concentrate music. I can't believe people admire this production. It is my two cents. Thank you for reading<3
日本人には珍しいタイプ・・・ユーモアのセンスのあるゲージツカ
怒ったり
くるくる変わる表情にすべて愛くるしさが現れているというのは、本人にそういうキャラが本当にないとできないのではないか、と思います。
