28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Subtitles? Yes!, Sep 29 2007
By Corliss Phillabaum "Veteran Collector" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kalman - Grafin Mariza (DVD)
I have seen this DVD and can confirm that it does indeed have subtitles. It is also one of the most delightful operetta productions you will ever see, spectacular but also tasteful, imaginatively staged, and wonderfully sung--Schellenberger and Schukoff are luxury casting vocally, and they also can act and dance (!) and they look great. A treat from beginning to end.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Mariza, Jan 3 2008
By Conrad Perl "Opera fan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kalman - Grafin Mariza (DVD)
I have recently accquired this DVD of Graefin Mariza and concur whole heartedly with the two reviewers who liked it. For the record, it does have English subtitles.
I found the four principals absolutely delightful. They are extraordinary actors, fantastic singers and very good looking people. I especially liked Dagmar Schellenberger; I had never seen or even heard of her before.
I watched this operetta three days in succession, I thought that much of it.
It is a great, and welcome, addition to my operatic DVD collection
Conrad Perl
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely, mostly., Mar 18 2008
By Margaret Furness - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kalman - Grafin Mariza (DVD)
Lovely choreography, but a brickbat for whoever added the ballet to the Overture. Silly dances may be OK in operetta; stupid dances are not. Likewise the cabaret ballet is superfluous and bad taste. The acting is wonderful. Nikolai Schukoff is a gem all round. The subtitling of the songs is witty; I suspect a different translator for the dialogue. They shouldn't have cut out the explanation of why Tassilo is popular with the tenant farmers (he persuaded the Countess to give them half of the harvest). Pity they left out the "Mr Turek" song, too. Splendid 1920's costumes; all credit to the girls for managing them in lethally high heels. You get used to the microphones. One to watch many times.