Gounod: Romeo et Juliet (complete opera recorded in 2008)
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Gounod: Romeo et Juliet (complete opera recorded in 2008)
Salzburg Festival / Nino Machaidze, Rolando Villazon, Russell Braun / Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Yannick Nezet-Seguin
[ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD ]
Release Date: Monday 4 May 2009
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"There are some excellent performances...Villazón knows how to turn up the drama several volts...the passion he brings to moments such as the murder of Tybalt at the end of Act 3 raises the quality of the film."
(Musicalcriticism.com)
"There are some excellent performances...Villazón knows how to turn up the drama several volts...the passion he brings to moments such as the murder of Tybalt at the end of Act 3 raises the quality of the film."
(Musicalcriticism.com)
He came, he sang, he conquered! Rolando Villazón's Roméo wins Juliette's heart, and ours, with impassioned, refined singing of an emotionally and vocally demanding role
Directed by Bartlett Sher, who telegenically captures the fantastic natural scenery of the famous Felsenreitschule, this first ever production of Gounod 's Roméo at the Salzburg Festival benefits from Québecois conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin's innate understanding
Only 25 and film star beautiful, soprano Nino Machaidze embodies Juliette with unforced girlish charm, gorgeous tone and emotional heat
Bonus features: Villazón relates the Roméo story in his own words; a behind the scenes documentary; and a documentary on the traces of Romeo and Juliet in Italy
Acclaim for the 2008 Salzburg Roméo: 'Bartlett Sher's production delivered the success everyone was waiting for' - Die Presse (Vienna)
'Villazón expresses all of Romeo's hot-blooded passion, his tender, erotic intimacy, and, finally, his deathly despair' (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
'With lovely, musical phrasing, Machaidze captures the full range of Juliet's moods' - Tagesspiegel (Berlin)
'The young Canadian conductor's "amazing dynamism...brings out all the drama's phases, from sensuality to death' (Le Figaro)
'A triumph' - Kurier (Vienna)
'Villazón's Romeo was touching and moving' - Tagesspiegel (Berlin)
'Machaidze's Juliette was pure, charming, and note-perfect' - Bloomberg News
EXTRAS
• Introduction by Rolando Villazón
• Salzburg Impressions - Behind the Scenes of Roméo et Juliette
• Love and Death in Verona
