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	Prokofiev - War and Peace / Bertini, Gunn, Kit, Mamsirova, Gouriakova, Brubaker, Paris Opera starring Olga Gouriakova, Nathan Gunn III, Robert Brubaker III, Anatoli Kocherga, Yelena Obraztsova directed by François Roussillon
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Product Details Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Audience Rating NR (Not Rated) EAN 0824121000417 Format Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Manufacturer Tdk DVD Video Number Of Items 2 Region Code 1 Release Date November 18, 2003 Running Time 289 minutes Studio Tdk DVD Video Theatrical Release Date 2000 UPC 824121000417 Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Product Description When Sergei Prokofiev started work on a new opera, having just finished his opera Betrothal in a Monastery, he could not have envisaged that the theme, borrowed from Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace, would very soon become dreadful reality. It was just two months later that the German invasion of the Soviet Union began. By way of the conscious parallel to Napoleon’s historic invasion of Russia, Prokofiev’s opera became an attempt to strengthen the defense morale of his fellow countrymen in this 'patriotic war,' as Soviet historians of the Second World War call it. Prokofiev’s opera is divided into two separate parts. The first seven scenes depict the carefree, splendid life amongst the Russian aristocracy and put the love story, which ends through Natasha’s deception, into the centre. The seventh scene ends with the announcement that war has begun. The following six scenes of part two are dedicated to events during the war, beginning with the battle of Borodino and! ending with the escape of the Grande Armee and the liberation of Moscow. Although the first draft of the opera was meant to have been performed in two parts, on two seperate evenings, the opera was eventually trimmed down to fit into a single performance. However, Prokofiev would not live to see his opera performed in its entirety. SPECIAL FEATURES: The Making Of… (79 minutes) Customers who bought this item also bought Wagner - Tristan und Isolde Rimsky-Korsakov - Sadko / Vladimir Galouzine, Gegam Grigorian, Sergei Alexashkin, Larissa Diadkova, Nikolai Putilin, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007] Prokofiev - War and Peace / Gergiev, Othotnikov, Kirov Opera Rameau - Les Paladins / Piau, Naouri, Lehtipuu, d'Oustrac, Piolino, Schirrer, Gonzalez-Toroi, Christie, Paris Opera Customer Reviews for: Prokofiev - War and Peace / Bertini, Gunn, Kit, Mamsirova, Gouriakova, Brubaker, Paris Opera Rating - Rivetting!!! I was glued to this opera for the entire 289 minutes! It was so utterly engrossing! I do not understand how anyone could criticize any aspect of it. Everything about it--music, singing, staging, performances, pacing--was superb! Ironically, I purchased and watched this opera out of a sense of obligation; everyone who likes opera should watch it--a classical duty. And I waited until I had run out of others to watch...What a fantastic surprise! Duh!!! As of this writing, there are only 3 used ... Read More Rating - W Well done, but not the best of operas Many good parts to this opera, especially the war scenes. But I didn't find much interest in the love afair between Natalie and her older prince. It dragged. But the opera is pretty true to the novel, and there's some good music in iy. Rating - A less than satisfying performance I had heard so much praise about this production that perhaps my expectations were too high but I was disappointed. This performance in no way replaces the fine Kirov version, which of course is idiomatic and has more soul musically and is more dramatically inventive. I know this opera very well and it is one my favorites. The Bastille performance is cut and since it is trimed, why was the overture cut? I doubt adding a few extra minutes to the first act would have been such a big deal. Someone complained that the Kirov ... Read More Rating - Great opera. Wonderful production. Other reviewers said almost everything that can be said about this amazing opera DVD. This is one of the greatest Russian operas, and the performance is outstanding from every point of view. It should not be missed! Urgently recommended!!! see more reviews See all movies starring Olga Gouriakova, Nathan Gunn III, Robert Brubaker III, Anatoli Kocherga, Yelena Obraztsova See all movies directed by François Roussillon

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