VHS : Nabucco (Arena di Verona)
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starring: Renato Bruson, Ghena Dimitrova, Dimiter Petkov, Bruna Baglioni, Ottavio Garaventadirected by: Brian Large
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5016500200326
Format: PAL
Label: Thorn EMI Video/HBO Video
Manufacturer: Thorn EMI Video/HBO Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Thorn EMI Video/HBO Video
Running Time: 132 minutes
Sales Rank: 64527
Studio: Thorn EMI Video/HBO Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A great performance, lousy staging.
If this recording were sound only on a CD, I wouldn't hesitate in giving it 5 stars or whatever is the maximum. This would be in spite of the fact that the libretto is hilariously fictional. It isn't even Biblical, which is another sort of fiction.
I strongly recommend you get the CD set if available, and avoid this visual dog of an opera. The cast is nothing short of being in glorious voice. Ricardo Muti's hand at the podium is firm, yet flexible, bringing out the strong sense of ... Read More
Rating:  - Well-sung performance of an early Verdi masterpiece in a so-so production
SOURCE: Live performance from La Scala in Milan, produced by National Video Corporation in association with Radiotelevisone Italiana, Milan. Nabucco was the first production of La Scala's 1986-87 season, so this performance can be assumed to have occurred in the autumn of 1986.
SOUND: Generally adequate two-channel stereo. The microphones were apparently set to capture the solo vocalists and the orchestra. The chorus is attended with less care, leading to what strikes me as a seriously ... Read More
Rating:  - The Ultimate Stage Nabucco
This 1987 performance of a La Scala production of Verdi's Nabucco is stunning and powerfully rendered. A superior Nabucco you are hard-pressed to find. This production stars Renato Bruson as the titular Babylonian tyrant, Ghena Dimitrova as the wicked Abigaille, Becaria in the tenor role of Ismaele, Pierotti as Ferena and Burchuladze as the Zaccaria the Priest. La Scala opera productions are top-notch, and the singers, even if some of them are not well-known, are of the highest calibre. Of the entire cast, ... Read More
Rating: - Verdi's "Nabucco"
Excellent DVD recording with spectacular cast! Highly recommend it to all opera lovers.
Rating: - An excellent performance
This is an excellent traditional performance of a very good opera. Since it is an older recording, it is in 2 channel dolby rather than the newer surround formats, but that is not really a problem for me. Although the Metropolitan Opera DVD is also a great performance, I think this is a little better.
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