I love Tutto Verdi Highlights Blu ray
This is a pretty nice intro to the Box set and it gives you some idea of the production and vocal values of some of the operas. I wish we could have seen more of the lesser known opera like Alzira, I Masnadieri etc. instead of the old war horses which have many different DVD's available.
Just from seeing this single DVD I can honestly say that the box set is NOT worth buying - some of the individual operas are - especially ones like Alzira - but most of the War Horses are available in better productions with famous singers.
These operas are all set in small provincial opera houses and some of the staging is minimalist at best. The Il Trovatore staging was not only awful but so was the singing. I didn't got for the White Bed, Candles and Red Moon for Di Quella Pira. I suggest if you want that opera get either the Met version with Pavarotti or the TDK with Domingo. Both are better sung, and the Domingo is the well stage s - the Met is pretty poor staging.
The Ernani is poor - not just the staging but the singers - if you want this opera, get the Met version with Pavarotti.
Nevertheless for all my criticims and saying there are better DVD's of the individual operas out there - getting this single DVD will give you some idea of which operas you might want to buy invididually in this series or from other labels with better singers and productions.
But above all this DVD indicates that the BOX Set at $700+ dollars is not worth it since many of the operas are poorly stage d and have at best B+ singers.
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