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Fine opera on bad recoreding

06/26/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The last opera of Handel's "Heroic opera cycle" (the other two being Gulio Cesare, and Tamerlano), is Rodelinda, a beautiful opera about a man that has been betrayed, and a faithful wife refusing, Betarido's brother. The music is beautiful. I am a very serious Handel purist. Since this opera recording was in english, I did not hope it to be good, and it was not good. The recording is horrible, the sound has a persistent fuzz to it, and the opera is not complete. In addition, you cannot hear Dame Joan without being distracted by the fuzz. And lastly, the conducter conducts some of the numbers to fast, and cuts the da-capo's. By the way, amazon.com, what ever happened to the recording of Rodelinda conducted by Kraemer? Don't buy this recording of this opera you will regret it. Once Amazon.com re-issues the Rodelinda by Kraemer, get is as soon as possible. I am dissapointed."

Hall of shame

José Henrard | 08/23/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This historical, but disputable concert, was apparently recorded by one of the spectators, not enjoying a very good seat, using a low-end reel to reel recorder sitting on his laptop. You hear cough, feet, noises, and eventually singing with a sub-FM quality. You benefit from the entire lenght of applauses, uncut. I think it is just a shame that a record company released such thing."

Shameful

Roger W. Smith | Maspeth, NY United States | 03/11/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I fully agree with the two other reviewers. Do NOT buy this recording. You will regret it. I had to beg the classical music store where I bought it to take it back. It was such a shamefully poor recording I couldn't stand it (and I love Handel). The sound of people coughing and clearing their throats in the audience is very annoying. The recording quality is abysmal. You can't get past the recording to enjoy the music. Buyer beware!"