The Italian Opera Collection

This is a great deal on several Italian operas. There are actually 4 operas contained in this collection, one with Placido Domingo as the lead male vocalist, "Il Tabarrro" and three operas with Luciano Pavarotti as the lead tenor, "I Pagliacci", "l'Elisir D'Amore" and "La Boheme". In other words, you get an extra opera not mentioned in the description. I have not got through all of the operas but so far have loved what I have seen and would highly recommend this collection, especially to budding opera fans such as myself. There is included a booklet which gives a fairly thorough description of each of the story lines and subtitle options in various languages for each of the operas. Luciano Pavarotti is amazing and unequaled in my humble opinion.

If you let yourself be guided by the cover of the DVD set, you would think that Pavarotti stars in all four operas included in the set; the truth is that he is the leading tenor in three of them. But pleasant surprise! Placido Domingo is the tenor in "Il Tabarro", Puccini's one-act opera which complements Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci", also included. So, despite being "cheated" of Pavarotti's presence here, one cannot complain: I appreciate the work of both of the leading tenors of the 20th Century. The quality of the recordings is not state of the art, but honestly did not interfere at all with my enjoyment of the operas. "La Boheme" could stand remastering, but the viedo and sound are more than adequate, nonetheless. The price for this set is one of the greatest bargains in the entire lineup of DVD recordings offered in Amazon.

Pavarotti at his best.

Watched L'elisir d'amour last night. Amazed by performances of Battle & Pavoratti

I have been an opera fan for over 50 years now. And when I speak of "Opera" I mean Italian operas preferably performed by outstanding Italian Opera singers. Luciano Pavarotti is the best TENOR in my life time, possibly ever.I was very sad when the nasty cancer took him from us. I had seen a couple of his live performances one in Los Angeles- the 3 Tenors - more than a decade ago and one short performance in Italy.I have made a goal to obtain all operatic performances by Pavarotti and this DVD is one of his early works when his voice was as beautiful as ever. Thank you.Patches.

Pavarotti is the best tenor in my lifetime. Here we have him in his prime.I love to watch his expressive face and have goose bumps listening to his powerful voice.

If you are just getting into the opera genre, this is a must have. Four classic operas with this generations greatest tenors for less than $9 per opera. The acting is outstanding. Would be nice if the video quality was improved especially on the earlier opera La Boheme, but the experience is still wonderful.

Delight

Purchased as a gift for my mother and she thinks it is fabulous.

Danke für drei fantastische Opernabende!Schöne, klassische Inszenierungen ohne nervige Deutungsversuche von übereifrigen Regisseuren!Tolle Sänger, Spitzen-Orchester!Einzig ''Il Tabarro'': Trotz hochkarätiger Besetzung (Stratas, Domingo...) will der Funke nicht so recht überspringen.''Pagliacci'' im Anschluss entschädigt vollends: Unglaublich, welche Kraft Pavarotti ( schon weit über 50 Jahre alt!) hier zeigt, obgleich der stimmliche Zenit überschritten war!Dicke Kaufempfehlung an alle Interessierten!Noch dickere an alle, die eigentlich nichts mit Oper zu tun haben wollen: Es lohnt sich!

If you can't go to the Met the next best thing is an excellent filming of the on stage opera. (And it's the only way. A movie of an opera isn't an opera. Opera is created for the stage.) Watching these films is the closest thing you can have to a front row seat at the met - and seeing as often as you like long ago performances from some of the greatest singers of the modern age. These productions are fabulous. All parts are wonderfully sung, but three operas with Pavarotti and one with Domingo - how could you ever go wrong?

CAME IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, STILL WRAPPED UP. IF YOU LIKE OLD FASHIONED, PROPER PRODUCTIONS, LIKE ME, THEN THESEARE FOR YOU. THEY ARE ALL FROM THE MET AND STARRING THE LATE AND WONDERFUL LUCIANO PAVAROTTI. WELL WORTH IT AS YOU GET THREE OPERAS IN THE SET.

Producto que cumple las expectativas. Buena imagen y buen sonido. Fabulosas interpretaciones en todas las óperas. Una pena que no tenga más información y libretos.