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Verdi;Giuseppe Simon Boccanegr [Import]

Karita Mattila (Actor), Carlo Guelfi (Actor), Carlo Battistoni (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mattila the Magician Jun 2 2004
By "juhant"
This is a stunning Boccanegra DVD. Karita Mattila's magical performance as Amelia/Maria turns this once neglected Verdi part into a starring vehicle. Be it for her gorgeously lavish sound (She must have the most beautiful soprano voice in the world) or her phenomenal acting that Gramophone magazine describes as Garbo -like. Seriously, I find Mattila fresher, more vivid and real (by today's standards) than Garbo who may well have been a genius in expressing quiet depressive anxiety in close-ups. Special mention goes to cinematography and the finest picture and sound quality I have yet seen & heard on DVD.

A MUST have!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Abbado and Mattila can't save this production April 14 2004
By J Scott Morrison TOP 500 REVIEWER
I have to respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer. I agree that Abbado gives the score of Boccanegra a bit of oomph, something it needs for it to 'sell.' But the principals, excepting Karita Mattila, and the production are bush-league. At times I thought I was watching silent moving acting, or members of the football team acting the annual school play. And the singing is merely serviceable. That includes all the male principals. When Mattila as Amelia appears, though, the stage lights up. That, unfortunately, is not enough to save the whole enterprise. Now, if we could just get Mattila on DVD as Salome!
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5.0 out of 5 stars AH VERDI April 10 2004
By GEORGE RANNIE
This performance is what opera is about. It just does not get any better than this when it comes to opera--sublime Verdi, fabulous production, the best (in my opinion)Verdi conductor in the whole world, extraordinary cast of singers. This is opera at its glorious best!
If you want to see and hear how exciting opera can be, buy this disc!
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