Product: Verdi - Nabucco / Donati, Kalinina, Teliga, Walewska, Agafonov, Lessky, St. Margarethen Opera
Rating: 4.0
great visual operatic spectacle
I was surprised that in a little known Austrian festival,at least for me,could be presented so sumptuous and lavish production of Nabucco, rivaling and,I believe,surpassing even big name houses. Musically, I found the singers very good, above all the baritone Walter Donati(Nabucco), the bass Alessandro Teliga(Zaccaria), the soprano Galiana Kalinina(Abigaille),and the tenor Mikhail Agafonov(Ismaele).But I found the sound of the orchestra too low throughout the opera,it could be its location,on the scenery,enclosed,next to the singers,but unseen to the public.And sometimes the chorus sounded too low,but other times very good.Also,it is not seen or sung,the treacherous recitative of Abigaille,"Ben io te inveni", that I felt the soprano Kalinina it could do.I do not give 5 stars for this and its shortness compared,to the other one I own,that is of Riccardo Muti.But for regie,visuals , effects ,stage and scenery,it is incredible.I believe that you will not find another DVD better than this, taking into account its price.Congratulations to the people of the Sankte Margarethen Festival.I hope get more of this kind of DVDs.S