Peter Grimes [DVD]
フォーマット | ドルビー, 字幕付き, クラシック, AC-3, DTS Stereo, 全画面 |
コントリビュータ | Heather Harper, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Pears |
言語 | 英語 |
ディスク枚数 | 1 |
稼働時間 | 2 時間 22 分 |
商品の説明
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This 1969 BBC production is about as close as we can get to a definitive version of Benjamin Britten痴 Peter Grimes, one of the greatest 20th Century operas. The story of the individualistic fisherman hounded by his neighbors who believe he murdered his young apprentice packs tremendous emotional power. The compelling narrative is richly enhanced by its subtexts: the lone outsider versus the conformist mob; the dreamer of improbable dreams that lead to tragedy; the artist (dreamer) versus the Philistines, and the homosexual overtones of Grimes� abuse of his child apprentices. Britten is conductor of his work and tenor Peter Pears is Grimes, 25 years after he created the title role at the opera痴 premiere. Britten was a great conductor as his recordings of his own and others� music attests, and here he outdoes himself with a performance that captures both the brooding darkness of the work and its visceral power. Pears at first seems a bit old for the part and his throaty voice no match for the overwhelming Grimes of Jon Vickers in a later Covent Garden production with Colin Davis conducting. But if Pears hasn稚 the protean force of Vickers, he was there at the creation of the part, knows its every nuance and shading, and is totally convincing as an actor as well--proud, aloof, yet vulnerable. As the widow Ellen Orford, soprano Heather Harper is magnificent. Singing with tonal beauty and acting the role of the sensitive, morally sturdy woman who loves Grimes when all hate him, she is so convincing that when the out-of-control Grimes slaps her, you feel assaulted yourself. The supporting cast is excellent too, headed by baritone Bryon Drake as the dignified, sensible Balstrode, the retired sea captain. David Myerscough-Jones� production design, on a cramped, makeshift stage at Britten痴 Snape Maltings concert hall, with the London Symphony on an off-camera rear platform, works better than it should. The staging is by Joan Cross, who sang Ellen in the opera痴 premiere. Movements of the chorus and soloists are economical but realistic, the settings appropriate, the costumes wisely helping to set the action in the early 19th century. Best of all, the sea is an ever-present actor here. When we don稚 see it in the background it exerts its presence in the abundant visual references to nets, barrels, and other paraphernalia of a seaside fishing village. The wonderful Interludes Britten composed for the opera are illustrated with abstract images of shifting colors that mimic the movements of sea and clouds, as well as the orchestral colors being played--thus yellows dominate when the trumpets do, darker colors when the lower strings are in the ascendant. Brian Large痴 direction for TV is first-rate, with closeups that enhance the intimacy of the work. The end result is an unforgettable version of a work that leaves you emotionally drained and musically elevated. --Dan Davis
Peter Grimes is an all-regions color disc in 4:3 ratio. Sound options include LPCM monophonic and Enhanced Dolby mono. Sung in English, subtitles are available in English French, German and Spanish.
登録情報
- アスペクト比 : 1.33:1
- 言語 : 英語
- 製品サイズ : 1.78 x 19.05 x 13.72 cm; 77.11 g
- EAN : 0044007432617
- 商品モデル番号 : 4095666
- メディア形式 : ドルビー, 字幕付き, クラシック, AC-3, DTS Stereo, 全画面
- 時間 : 2 時間 22 分
- 発売日 : 2008/6/9
- 出演 : Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Bryan Drake
- 字幕: : 英語, スペイン語, フランス語, ドイツ語
- 販売元 : Decca
- ASIN : B0012L0TFM
- ディスク枚数 : 1
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トップレビュー
上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
指揮は作曲家ブリテンが自ら行っており、歴史的価値は非常に高い。グライムズ役のピアーズ、法律家役のブラニガンも世界初演のメンバー。特にピアーズはブリテンと深い交友関係にあり、数多くの作品の初演、録音に参加している。このビデオでは社会のはずれ者というイメージを強く出した演技で、粗暴で憤然としたグライムズを演じている。
19世紀初頭の漁村を再現した舞台はスタジオにコンパクトに組み立てられ、闇の中に照明で浮かび上がり、雰囲気十分。衣装や小物も含め写実的な装置となっており、演技派の歌手たちがリアルなドラマを作り出す。
歴史的意味も含め、十分に☆5つの価値があると思う。価格も安いので、ブリテンファンはぜひ買おう。
なお、DVDは英国製だがリュージョン0、NTSCで日本のDVDプレーヤーでそのまま見ることが出来る。字幕は残念ながら日本語はないが、英語、フランス語、ドイツ語、スペイン語が入っている。
他の国からのトップレビュー
Peter Pears is mesmerising in the title role, which he sings superbly, is a convincing actor, and has terrific stage presence. The poetic, haunted, and manic aspects of the role come over well, and he somehow manages to look both aristocratic and grizzled. Heather Harper is a sympathetic Ellen Orford. The other cast and chorus are very good, clearly relishing their contributions. The realistic staging is atmospheric. Benjamin Britten, highly accomplished on the podium as well as composing, conducts his work as it should go, injecting plenty of energy, momentum and colour into a fairly brisk reading.
Carefully remastered, picture and sound quality are very good, quite reasonable even by today's standards. There are optional subtitles. The performance held my interest enough to play it straight through in one go. Highly recommended.
The advantages of this production are particularly clear compared with some recent stagings of the opera (e.g., one at the Met in 2007, which I found terrible). It also seems to me that the attempts to transfer the action to the 20th century (e.g., Opera North) are misplaced. What about buying apprentices from a workhouse? In fact, the universal meanings of this opera become more, rather than less, clear when it is put into its proper historical and geographical context.
There are some inevitable technical slips related to a life performance (e.g., the Nieces singing "together we are safe" are not in fact together). For a perfect musical rendering, one should go Britten's Decca recording of 1958. The current film provides a perfect complement to this recording and an incomparable historical document.
However, for Pears & co. at their very best, buy the companion DVD Billy Budd...it is just breathtaking, with Pears absolutely stunning as Captain Vere. Vocally, he (and Glossop as Billy, for that matter)surpasses himself on the similarly-cast Decca recording from the following year. Mackerras offers a valid alternative to Britten himself, conducting a very dramatic performance. Go for it!!!!!