DVD: Rosa Mannion ... (baroque english mozart)

DVD: Rosa Mannion ...

DVD:

Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte / Gardiner, Roocroft, Gilfry, English Baroque Soloists

13 reviews
Amanda Roocroft, Rosa Mannion

Deutsche Grammophon, 2002

The rare thing - a PERFECT video
Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" has never been as ubiquitous in the operatic repertoire as Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, or Magic Flute, despite having perhaps the most beautiful score and the best libretto (by da Ponte). Ostensibly, the story is simple: two sisters (Fiordiligi and Dorabella) are engaged to two young men (Ferrando and Guglielmo). The men, egged on by a sinister Don Alfonso, decide to ...

My Night with Handel [Region 2]

2 reviews
John Mark Ainsley, Sarah Connolly (II)

Brilliant Introduction to Handelian Opera
I saw this on a U.S. broadcast of an English television production and rushed to buy the DVD when it became available. This is a brilliant introduction to Handel and his operatic music. All the artists are first rate. The camera work is an artistic triumph. This is one of the best DVDs of classical music you will ever see. It is one of the high points of contemporary postmodern art.