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Gilbert Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore / Trial By Jury - David Hobson, Anthony Warlow, Colette Mann, Tiffany Speight, John Bolton Wood, Richard Alexander, Opera Australia, State Theatre, The Arts Centre | 
| Studio: Kultur Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 29.99
Buy New: CDN$ 21.78
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 15729
Format: Classical, Dolby, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 4080
UPC: 032031408098
EAN: 0032031408098
ASIN: B000FII2F2
Release Date: August 22, 2006
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: New and Sealed.
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| Customer Reviews:
Splendid rarely-performed combination October 1, 2007
Thesaurus (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
HMS Pinafore, as performed by the Australian company was true to the original with some additions, which, in my opinion, increased its quality. "Little Buttercup" has a lovely, true contralto which is only slightly overwhelmed by the director's decision to make her undeniably Cockney and her voice is a little harsh as a result. Her rendering of the musical numbers is excellent, despite the Cockey accent. The remainder of the cast was equally delightful and the overall production did not disappoint. br /Trial by Jury was an updated version as per costuming, but it "worked", in that the lyrics of the operetta are really universal. A Scottish accent adopted by the Judge was particularly enjoyable and bits of visual business were completely in line with the plot and in no way detracted by this little gem of an operetta. I have seen few productions of this piece, but this one ranks up with the top productions. br /I would recommend this DVD to any GS afficionado without reservation.
Sparkling GS signals a new era in Australian opera February 21, 2007
Cameo
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
br /Since their earliest days at Sydney's iconic Opera House, Opera Australia (formerly The Australian Opera) has had a tradition of filming important productions for television broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, with later sale on VHS, which preserved many outstanding performances for posterity, including a number of appearances by Dame Joan Sutherland dating from the mid-seventies up to the night of her retirement in October 1990. br /Unfortunately, this longstanding arrangement - which relied on commercial sponsorship - came to an end in 1997, with the filming of an updated version of Die Fledermaus, and left an operatic vacuum which continued until 2005, when a new era began with the filming of the traditional Gilbert Sullivan double-bill HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury, which was both televised and released on DVD. br /By a happy coincidence, the star of the last VHS - Anthony Warlow - also featured in the first of the new DVDs, along with Australia's leading tenor David Hobson, who had the distinction of appearing on the very first opera DVD in 1998, when Baz Luhrmann's legendary version of La Boheme was released in the new format. br / br /Unlike an earlier Opera Australia attempt at making GS 'topical' - which rather spoiled an otherwise fine production of The Gondoliers - director Stuart Maunder's HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury have had no more than one or two words altered to a 21st century equivalent, and should meet with the approval of most GS enthusiasts. br / br /Pinafore has been gently updated to the Edwardian era, which still gave designer Roger Kirk plenty of scope for eye-catching and pretty costumes for the ladies. However, when it came to the crew he was somewhat restricted by the Royal Navy Dress Code of the day, but all - with the obvious scruffy exception of Dick Deadeye (Richard Alexander) - scrubbed up well and Ralph Rackstraw (David Hobson), living up to his reputation as the smartest lad in all the Fleet, looked particularly dashing. br /Anthony Warlow made a fine Captain Corcoran, although not having a great deal to do for a while after his famous entrance as the well-bred captain of the Pinafore, since Sir Joseph Porter, KBE (John Bolton-Wood), various crew members and visitors, etc., and the young lovers Ralph and Josephine (Tiffany Speight) dominated Act I. However Warlow had a lot more of the action in Act II, with a solo, two duets and a trio proving he was in good voice. David Hobson, too, had ample opportunity to demonstrate why he's regarded as the country's finest tenor, both in solos, duets with the lovely Miss Speight, and ensembles - he even got an all-too-brief chance to remind us of his dancing skills. Opera Australia stalwart John Bolton-Wood was faultless as the First Lord of the Admiralty, and he too managed a few nimble dance steps at the end of his introductory aria 'When I was a lad ...'! br /Unfortunately, Little Buttercup - traditionally a contralto role - was badly miscast, and actress Colette Mann's limited singing ability and raucaus style caused one critic to remark that her character appeared to have wandered into the wrong opera! Never mind, she's not on stage all the time, but it was such a pity in an otherwise perfect production. br / br /Trial by Jury is visually updated to the max - a couple of place names and a wealthy family's name being the only noticable adjustments to the libretto - and is an absolute riot, which can't be adequately described but has to be seen. David Hobson not only sang well, but gave full rein to his flair for comedy as Edwin, the Defendant, while Anthony Warlow was unrecognisable but brilliant in the character role of The Learned Judge, whose entrance - literally through the audience - is almost the highlight of the short opera. Having been present at several performances, including the filming, I don't think I'll ever again hear the music that accompanies 'All rise, and be upstanding!' without chuckling, if not laughing outright!! br / br / br /
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