Massenet - Thaïs - Diego Matamoros and Barbara Frittoli - Live from the Teatro Regio TorinoDVD9 - NTSC - 16:9 - All Regions - PCM, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS - 139min.
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese
Arthaus-Musik 101 385, release 2009
Actors: Diego Matamoros, Barbara Frittoli, Lado Ataneli, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Alessandro Liberatore
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio Torino, Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
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Unfortunately, this 2008 production from the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, never quite soars. Soprano Barbara Frittoli is too darkly dramatic in both voice and demeanour as the adulated Thaïs. And Stefano Poda's design, choreography and direction, while as visually stunning as anything you'll ever see in an opera house, undercuts the progress of the story right from the opening scene. Baritone Lado Atanelli is excellent as the ardent, conflicted monk, and conductor Gianandrea Noseda, a frequent guest of the Toronto Symphony, makes sublime work of Massenet's rich score....TheStar.com, John Terauds, September 15, 2009
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