The Berlin Concert - Live from Waldbuhne
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Sparks fly in this video of the all-star concert from Berlin's equivalent of the Hollywood Bowl in July 2006, part of the World Cup festivities. The electricity is generated by the all-star trio of tenors Placido Domingo and Rolando Villazon and soprano Anna Netrebko in a program of operatic and vocal favorites. The crowd estimated at 20,000 eats it all up, and so will home viewers who'll relish the prospect of great singers performing great… Product details and pricing info |
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39 Customer Reviews Posted
- Soprano wanted for theft!
- "The Berlin Concert" with Domingo, Netrebko and Villazon features singing in five languages - Italian, French, German, Spanish and English - and a nice mix of orchestral and vocal music. The low point of this DVD is Domingo's appearance: he looks like Sadam Hussein's twin brother. The terrific high point is the set of individual and ensemble encores. Here opera fans get to see a soprano steal the show from TWO tenors! What's not to like about that?
- 2007-05-25, 4 of 6 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Obligatory purchase
- This is an item of obligatory purchase for anyone that want have the best live concerts ever.High quality in voices,repertory and register.It is a continuous pleasure that makes the DVD short.Do not hesitate to get it,compensates largely the price.Netrebko is inmense
- 2007-05-19, 3 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Amazing voices
- Top notch talent performing incredibly. This DVD is gorgeous listening. And Netrebko is always gorgeous watching!
- 2007-05-13, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- This DVD is definitely a keeper!
- My DVD collection is now quite extensive and I give away some that I won't return to, but this concert is so good that I watched it twice in two days. It has earned a place on my "to keep" shelf. First of all, the filming and the sound are excellent and you almost feel that you are there, in the best seats, of course. Placido Domingo, gray hair and all, still has his powerful voice and real star presence. He sings with two of the greatest current vocal greats, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon, in a beautifully chosen and most enjoyable repertoire. The orchestra is a good match for the three stars in quality. You won't regret acquiring this DVD. It is an outstanding concert and perhaps there won't be that many more with Placido Domingo singing, rather than conducting,as he does more and more often these days. Highly recommended!
- 2007-05-13, 23 of 23 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- splendor in song
- What can I say .....as a Kiwi this is the only way I can see a concert like this and it is well worth owning this DVD.Placido still has the magic of one of the worlds greatest tenors and Rolando is a fitting partner in the realm of tenors.But as always it is the petit framed Anna Netrebko that lifts the hearts of the listeners .from her breath taking first notes to the last she imparts a zest for music that has long been missed in opera houses for many years .What truely was magic was her voice without mic in the final part of La Boheme that showed why she is the best there is ,her pure voice carried clear to the final rows of eager concert goers and they showed their appreciation to someone who is often chided for her less than staid approach to opera ,I know of one of the greatest Divas of all time who will be cheering this young woman on and that is Dame Joan Sutherland who always uplifts other singers as she knows how hard it is to be one.All I can say is long may she reign as the new diva of the 22nd century and may her voice continue to grow in stature for many years to come.
- 2007-05-10, 6 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
