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Donizetti - La Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) / Bonynge, Sutherland, Australian Opera |
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Hometown girl makes good as soprano Joan Sutherland struts her considerable stuff in this ramshackle but mostly delightful version of Donizetti's frantic comedy. Videotaped at a 1986 Australian Opera performance, the production tries a bit too much to imitate Gilbert & Sullivan in its broad comic strokes and overly frilly costumes, but this approach isn't totally alien to Donizetti's madcap plot and characters. Of course, the mettle of any Donizetti staging is tested by its lead actress, and Sutherland is in top bel canto form as the heroine, Marie, easily handling the composer's difficult vocal writing and receiving a highly partisan but justly earned ovation. Richard Bonynge, conducting the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, and the Australian Opera Chorus also contribute greatly to the generally upbeat atmosphere. --Kevin Filipski
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