The Art of Leontyne Price / Aida Act III, Bell Telephone Hour Arias, Concert with Charles Dutoit and Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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The Art of Leontyne Price / Aida Act III, Bell Telephone Hour Arias, Concert with Charles Dutoit and Montreal Symphony Orchestra Customer Reviews
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THREE PHASES OF LEONTYNE PRICE
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'THE ART OF LEONTYNE PRICE' is a very interesting DVD. It showcases Price's three different stages of development in her artistic aspects. The 1958 telecast of Act III 'AIDA', here I have to say that is rather disappointing in two aspects: The make up of Price's facial appearance is simply awful, I presume that the Canadian television make up department was still in it's primitive stage, and her stage movement is more like an awkward African low class young girl than a princess. It's hard to believe that Radames would head over heels fall for a creature like that, nevertheless, her singing of 'O patria mia' and the rest of Act 3 is already of a great Verdian soprano. The Bonus Selections belongs to 'The Bell Telephone Hour' includes three arias from Il Trovatore, Aida, and La Forza del Destino taped from 1963 to 1967 during which Price was at her peak of artistic achievement. Here leaved it to the hands of the Hollywood make up men, Price had been transformed into a Hollywood glamorous movie queen, elegant movements, and gorgeous gowns. The two arias from Il trovatore are exquisitely sung, listening to her sing these arias it gives you a feeling that as if there is a magic crystal marble rolling in her throat that enables her to sing whatever and whichever way she like freely and beautifully; the gratification of watching and listening to it is so immense that I don't know how to describe it. The same level of artistic achievement is equally satisfying for the following two arias. I would like to note that in the Il trovatore section the gap in the middle of her upper teeth is still there but it dispears in the later two programs. The third part is Price in concert in part of Canada where French is spoken. Here is the mature Price still in the height of her power, but the agility is somewhat diminished especially in the two arias from Cosi fan tutte and Ernani.
I for one is a Price devoted fan and I suggest that no Price fan shoud miss this DVD. |
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