Vjekoslav Šutej, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Neil Shicoff - Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy: La Juive (2004)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 5 ch) | 176 min | 6,90 Gb+6,83 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Francais, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2003
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 5 ch) | 176 min | 6,90 Gb+6,83 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Francais, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2003
The undeniable merit of this recording is that it preserves what a vividly marvelous piece of musical melodrama this opera is, abounding with lyrical moments and cracklingly powerful scenes, and marked throughout by engaged and engaging acting by the principals. It also allows one to contemplate how rich in influences this opera was upon the young Verdi and Wagner, in equal measure. There are pre-echoes here of the choral writing in Flying Dutchman, Wotan’s Spear, even the “Magic Fire Music,” as well as Verdi’s dispensation of groundswell choral scenes and dramatic use of parlando.
