爱情灵药Donizetti:L'Elisird'Amore

Threenewreleasesthismonth(March)featuretenorRolandoVillazon-aCDofZarzuelaarias,oneofworksbyMonteverdi,andthisnewDVDofaperformanceattheViennaStateOperain2005ofDonizetti'sL'Elisird'.Nemorinowasaroleintherepertoireofall"threetenors"inthe1970sand'80s:Domingobroughtacertainsmoothnesstoitearlyinhiscareer,buthisvoicesoongrewtooheavy;Pavarottiwassimple,affectionate,andbright-toned;,thebaritonalbottomaddstendernessinintrospectivemoments,'sevenamasteratmessadivoce-thatgloriousaffectinwhichanoteisattackedsoftly,swelledtoalmostforteandthendrawnbacktopianissimo-andheusesitatthecloseofhisbigaria,"Unafurtivalagrima".AftertwominutesofapplausefromthenormallyreticentVienneseaudience,herepeatsthearia,.Withhismop-tophairandbigeyesheseemstobechannelingHarpo,Chico,'sabornham-hejugglesthreepiecesoffruitwhilesingingonearia-;sheexecutesendlessstreamsofcoloraturawithbeautifultoneandease,andshe'-'Arcangelomakesanicelysnide,mellifluous,,andveteranbaritoneLeoNuccistillhasitastheboastfulsoldier,Belcore.ConductorAlfredEschwéclearlyrealizeshehasstruckgoldwiththecasting(apparentlyVillazonandNetrebkowerethrownintotheshowonacoupleofweeks'notice),(from1980,byJürgenRose)arecharming,andthedirectionforbothstageandTVisfine.ChoiceofDTS5.0Surround,Dolby5.0Surround,andLPCMStereo;subtitlesinEnglish,Spanish,French,.-RobertLevine,