In Reply to: Levine/Met's Ring Cycle on DVD posted by hhao on November 29, 2002 at 10:32:57:
I have been waiting years for this set to be issued. This Met Ring cycle was televised live on PBS on sequential nights...quite a commitment. I thought Sam Ramey sang Wotan but I guess my memory slipped.There's no way to judge the audio without hearing the DVD but the original PBS stereo broadcast was excellent, and I'd assume the DVD was mastered from it. Levine runs one of the best opera bands in the world and the Met knows how to make records. The stage production was visually impressionistic but not stripped of all traditional cues. (I recall admiring the giants!) The PBS camera work should far excel typically unimaginative and static opera videos.
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- Should be great! - DWPC 14:35:47 12/02/02 (0)