| | Arabella DVD Strauss CDS
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1995 performance conducted by Christian Thieleman. A performance of Richard Strauss' ironic comic opera by the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The great New Zealand diva Kiri Te Kanawa stars in the title role of Strauss's landmark comic opera ARABELLA. Filmed at the ornate Metropolitan Opera in 1995, Kanawa and her stellar co-stars Donald McIntyre, Helga Dernesch, Marie McLaughlin, and Charles Workman, are perfectly conducted by the talented Christan Thielmann. Seasoned opera video director Brian Large is behind the camera. Arabella | List Price | $24.97 (You save $4.62) | | Studio | Deutsche Grammophon | | Orig Year | 1995 | | DVD Encoding | All Regions | | All Time Sales Rank |  40273  | | CD Universe Part number | 1922016 | | Catalog number | 073005 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 19, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Additional Info | Deutsche Grammophon | | Movie Details | Color; Stereo Sound; Digital Sound; Deutsche Grammophon |
Arabella Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Te Kanawa , Brendel, & Schenk
This production benefits hugely from the sensitivity of the stage director, Otto Schenk to the delicacy of the romance and of Te Kanawa's performance.
Everything seems to work: sets, elegant costumes, comic moments, and casting. Not only does Te Kanawa sing beautifully but Brendel provides the perfect 'prince charming' for her. He is in fine voice, he has a subtle sense of humor about his character's blustering lack of humor and projects a tenderness that convinced me that Mandryka and Arabella will definitely have a happy life together.
And Strauss' music is glorious. Plus we get the bonus of a very young Natalie Dessay, in her Met debut, tossing off the stratospheric roulades of the somewhat irritating Fiakermilli.
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