| Actors: Judith Howarth, Louis Otey, Bonaventura Bottone, Nancy Gustafson, Eric Garrett Director: Humphrey Burton Creators: Steve Eveleigh, Carl Haffner, John Mortimer, Richard Genée Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Musicals & Performing Arts Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Classical Studio: Image Entertainment Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen DVD Release Date: 12/19/2000 Original Release Date: 01/01/1990 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1990 Release Year: 2000 Run Time: 3hr 17min Screens: Color,Full Screen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Edition: Classical MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: German, German Subtitles: English |
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Search - Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Bonynge, Cox, Ashton, Royal Opera on DVD
  | Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Bonynge Cox Ashton Royal Opera Actors: Judith Howarth, Louis Otey, Bonaventura Bottone, Nancy Gustafson, Eric Garrett Director: Humphrey Burton Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Musicals & Performing Arts NR 2000 3hr 17min This most effervescent of all Johann Strauss's operettas is a perennial favorite, with its tide of bright, frothy Viennese dance music and charmingly nonsensical plot. In this glittering John Cox production, designed by Ju... more » |
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Movie ReviewsA Fun Fledermaus! A Fond Farewell to Dame Joan!. Dan Sherman | Alexandria, VA USA | 12/30/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a very plush production of Fledermaus from 1990 at Covent Garden that also was Dame Joan Sutherland's farewell to a house in which she had been singing for nearly 40 years. The production of Fledermaus is very well done, with very lavish settings from the Vienna of Johann Strauss, including the centerpiece ball of Act II. The cast is excellent throughout and the singing is in English ((with subtitles available). Dame Joan's husband Richard Bonygne leads the orchestra and the chorus under John Brown is excellent.Although this is in itself a superb Feldermaus, many will want to see this production for its farewell to Miss Sutherland. She and her long-term colleagues Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti treat us to several solos and duets in the Act II gala sequence, always a great vehicle for bringing out star talent for their turn. The gala is a lot of fun and quite moving too when Dame Joan sings "Home Sweet Home." The gala lasts about 40 minute and also includes two ballets to Strauss tunes. We see Dame Joan at the curtain calls at the end of the opera too when she speaks her farewell to the ecstatic house.This is a great DVD to have if you either love Fledermaus or Dame Joan Sutherland. A definite buy!" AN HISTORIC COVERT GARDEN FLEDERMAUS GALA! Mike Smith | Tonkawa, Oklahoma United States | 03/06/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "This video of the 1990 Covert Garden New Year's Eve Gala is so important, not for it's cast (With names we never heard of), but, for its guests. Pavarotti is there, so does Marilyn Horne. But, the real star of this gala is of the final performance ever of Dame Joan Sutherland. Of course, as always, her hubsand and mentor, Richard Bonyage, is at the podium.A great document of a great gala!For its historic moment, I give it 5 stars. But, for its cast, I still perferred the 1984 Covert Garden Gala (With Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Placido Domingo at the podium) the best!" Fantastic Mike Smith | 03/05/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "La Stupenda's farewell to the operatic world...what more can I say...She was, and will remain Prima Donna Assoluta..." Retirement of the voice of the century Mike Smith | 05/22/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "The Fledermous is excellent. But the show belongs to the legendary retirement party for the greatest singer of our century, the incomparable Dame Joan Sutherland.
I see some jealous comments here or there. But this is a fun and wonderful cd that gives us a final look at the Queen of opera." |
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