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# Rossini - La Pietra del Paragone

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    now here is a true collectible!
  

*by F***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2009*

Not only do we have great music by a most inventive composer, Rossini- it is produced by a group of a wonderfully inventive production team, dripping with inventive talent. No expense was spared in this production. The first surprise when you receive it, is that it is not in a flimsy jewel case, or fragile box-but is packaged in a hard cover book! Inside are highest quality photos, and thorough historical notes that place this happy work in context. I have never seen a more thorough treatment of an opera in my life. Words are not enough to express all that you will find here. I have to say that the two principle love objects are beyond superb. I have no doubt at all that you will see and hear more from each of them. Sonia Prina-who portrays the only woman with a sincere heart in this romantic romp- is adorable! This DVD is worth the price alone for her performance. ( Incidentally, this production has  a price that is very reasonable compared to the ridiculously overpriced boxed audio only sets from Opera Rara. Take a hint, Opera Rara- those sets are way overpriced, when you realize you can get a DVD performance and a stunning book with the visual show, such as this one for half the cost of an Opera Rara audio only edition. ) You will fall in love with Sonia Prina too. There is a lot of silliness and mawkish ( overly sentimental ) mugging; but this is why it is so endearing. When we see an old Charlie Chaplin film, we encounter a lot of the same overacting absurdity. This sort of convoluted absurdity had the same purpose early in the 1800's as Chaplin's works had-which was mainly to distract from the more grave socio/economic/wartime darknesses on the horizon then as now. Even if you find yourself profoundly annoyed by the overacting, it has already acheived its purpose-to distract you from world events that are far more disturbing.Hence, the Chaplinesque clowning around stupidity.I must insert here how keen was  Rossini's perception of human behavior at this early age  ( in his 20's ? ) of composing. We see here his life long irreverence for hoighty toighty sycophancy which he maintains throughout his career. We see it again in the Cinderella story, and in Puccini's "Gianni Schichi"...flattering self seeking suck ups pretending sorrow at a funeral of a rich relative hoping to grab a big chunk of that money. This opera and Il Viaggio a Reims, and Gianni Schichi, all point to the ugliest aspect of human nature in the entire world -  sucking up to someone rich and powrful, and abandoning them to poverty the instant you discover they have lost their fortune! This is still with us today. One only has to turn on any TV show to see it in spades. Think of "The Bachelor" when they chose a working stiff and presented him as fabulously wealthy, and brought in the bimbos to cat fight over him...only to discover that they had all made gigantic fools of themselves before millions of viewers. But does this stop bimbos from stabbing each other in the back for the rich guy? Absolutely not. The really deplorable thing?..you will find this behavior in just about any large church ...people thinking they are taking on an aura of 'goodness', while all they are thinking about is being in the 'inner circle' concerned about who they are seen with, what they are wearing and driving and where they live-thinking they are 'advancing their token to boardwalk' by joining the 'richest church in town'! Any TV show...any church...there you will find this behavior so comically displayed here in this opera...only it isn't a damn bit funny, is it? The fabulous printed matter helps us understand all this much better. My sincere hope is that opera productions in future will take a cue from this production here. It is revolutionary. The entire genre can only benefit from such a deluge of talent like this. This edition will increase in value over time. You may find numerous things you would do differently. In my case, I would not show so much 'how this thing is done technically', with stage hands clearly standing or moving about with props. And also when the singers are distant from the microphones, it is way too obvious...they sound distant and hollow. All this is way too distracting from an otherwise good performance by the players. I also like the tenor role of Giocondo, played by Jose Zapata ( Joe Shoe ). He has a beautiful voice, which gets quite lost among all the zany antics, and distracting stage hand stuff. He deserves a serious role, and so does Sonia Prina, with the enormously pleasant contralto voice she has, along with her stupendous acting abilities. You might hate this at first...but you will watch it again, I'm sure. I did, in spite of my objections.addition months later...I like it even more.Unfortunately, my copy freezes.. i will be lookign for another copy to replace this one. this opera is a keeper. let it be known we demand more sonia Prina. although her specialty is music of the Baroque era...and I am a hopeless romantic...perhaps I'll start collecting baroque operas if Sonia is in them.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Disappointing
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2009*

I admit up front that I took a chance on this recording of La Pietra del Paragone as nobody had yet bothered to create a review. I had seen a small film clip of the work on the Opus Arte website which intrigued me into wanting to see more and I already owned the other `high-tech' version of this work from the Chatelet Theatre, so I had some idea of what to expect.Well, I was disappointed. This is obviously one of Rossini's less well-known works and certainly not one of his best. The work being reviewed appears to take place in the large rear garden of a very modern two-story villa during the timeframe of one afternoon. An odd assortment of colorfully dressed men and women seem to move from one table to another with drinks in hand while others attempt to play tennis or cavort in and around a small swimming pool. That seems to be the full content of the opera from beginning to end. There is not enough to interest oneself in any of the singers; most of who sing reasonably well. It is unfortunate that none of them appears very interesting as characters. Although much money appears to have been spent on the stageset, no changes occur throughout the work and the lighting, meant to represent a warm and sunny afternoon, is constant. Perhaps, if the time frame had extended into the early evening and for the lighting within the villa on stage to create a different ambience I might have become more interested in this work.By contrast, the other version mentioned, has the terrific presence of the wonderfully expressive actress and singer Sonia Prima in a leading roll and she certainly makes the most of it. On top of this, having split screens and trick video effects with stagehands manipulating scenery in full view of the audience, but covered from head to toe in blue so that they do not appear against the blue screen, with the combined results appearing on screens suspended above the performers, prevent any possibility of boredom setting in. One is constantly waiting to see what new surprise will appear on stage next, and one is not disappointed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    What is it about this opera?
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2013*

What is it that make you keep coming back for a fix of 'Pietra' every so often? Premiered when Rossini was just 20 so obviously written before that age, it has a vivacity and youthfulness that is just captivating. Probably I think his most 'Mozartian' opera.  I have this and the other DVD from the Teatro Real in Madrid - but this performance is so engaging that I always end up watching this one when I get that 'Pietra' itch.  That's not to downplay the Madrid production - it's excellent with a smart 1950's dolce vita style adaptation and with Raul Giminez as Gioconda in excellent form (the bonus interviews are worth watching).  But this Ensemble Matheus production is quite unique.  I think what makes a big difference is the fact that the singer/actors are often in close-up shots so facial expressions interplay with the music/story and add to the charm of the piece.  The Clarice in this production (Sonia Prina) is just a real darling - competent, mischievous and very convincing. I love the Buster Keaton waiter character who wanders in and out! but there are some slowish parts (hey he's only 20 odd!) with Macrobio the journalist (an accurate prescient of the fickleness of modern day tabloid press) and Pacuvio the noisome amateur poet - but that aside its a piece that always leaves you in a good mood. The conduct and joy of the orchestra couldn't be more energetic and played on mostly period instruments it must be a fairly accurate rendition what the 1812 audience would have heard.

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