Verdi - Rigoletto [1946] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Do not be fooled..........2007-06-24

Mario Del Monaco and Tito Gobbi do perform in this piece... However,this is a film for those who does not really like opera and out of curiosity, just to find out the story, would not mind to sit down and listen to one or two tiny little pieces of the opera along with it(the story). All the beautiful music of Verdi stays in the background, and all the captivating arias, duettos, etc. are simply left out and even The Quartet! You can forget about it, THERE IS NO QUARTET! just a "headline" of it (While listening to the "headline", I suggest you close your eyes, it's just too embarrassing to llok at). My 2 stars are not intended to the opera performance, but to the director of the film.

Jonathan Miller's Production of Verdi's Rigoletto (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Brilliant production ruined

Jonathan Miller's Production of Verdi's Rigoletto (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: John Rawnsley , Marie McLaughlin (II) , Arthur Davies , John Tomlinson , and Jean Rigby
Director: John Michael Phillips
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Brilliant production ruined.......2007-03-29

I purchased this some time ago and was appalled by the sound quality. As a result I contacted the publisher in the US (Kultur) and asked them what was wrong. They had a bad master tape and tried to obtain a better copy from the original production company. Unfortunately the new copy was just as bad. Kultur replaced my DVD with an alternative from their catalogue.

As far as I know this title has now been deleted from the Kultur catalogue.

If you are tempted to buy anyway - it was a truly brillian production of Rigoletto and I had the good fortune to see it live in its original season. It was recently revived at English National Opera and a new recording was made as part of the Channel 4 mini series Operatunity which is/was available via Amazon. That recording is incomplete and the competition winners share the lead female role - it does however give a very good impression of the production and is worth seeing in its own right.

The old recording available here is truly awful. The pictures are OK but the sound is so bad that it is impossible to listen. Imagine someone singing in the bath and listening to it from the house next door and it gives you some idea of how muffled the sound is, add to that the sound constantly fades in and out (pulsating). The only way this DVD is actually watchable is with the subtitles on and the sound muted.

I posted a similar review before but Amazon declined to publish it (although it was published on the US site). All customers should be warned that this would not be worth £0.01 with free postage.

Great Stars of Opera - Vol. 3 (Amara, Crespin, Curtin) [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Great Stars of Opera - Vol. 3 (Amara, Crespin, Curtin) [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Charles Anthony , Phyllis Curtin , Victoria de los Angeles , Nicolai Gedda , and Jerome Hines
Manufacturer: Video Artists International
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Various
Manufacturer: Columbia/Tri-Star
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 140498948X
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto - Arena di Verona 2001 (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto - Arena di Verona 2001 (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Verdi , Machado , Nucci , Mula , and Luperi
Manufacturer: TDK
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Verdi:Rigoletto (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Pavarotti/Chailly
Manufacturer: Universal Records
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 6306511970
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Rigoletto (verdi) [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Rigoletto (verdi) [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Kraus/Nucci/Serra
Manufacturer: Hardy Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00009MEF4
Release Date: 2003-04-24

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Verdi: Rigoletto (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Inva Mula
Manufacturer: Tdk/Naxos
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 631061407X
Release Date: 2006-10-31

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Rigoletto (verdi) [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Kraus/Nucci/Serra
Manufacturer: Hardy Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6307785454
Release Date: 2003-04-24

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Verdi: Rigoletto (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra , Domingo , and Levine
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6308658413
Release Date: 2004-08-10

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