I saw this original production when it was first aired on BBC 2 in the 80s. I bought the soundtrack and have always listened to it. So glad I have a chance to watch it again here
I love the fact that they manged to think in Damien Hirst`s shark titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" to this performance :)
Where can I get the lyrics for the song "Hail Satan" (@5min)? That scene is one of my favourites. Brilliantly executed. Thank you so much for uploading. Magnificent.
Authentic early 19th-century performance practice this is NOT. But the music is delightful, in its own way, although hardly original. It has Der Freischütz written all over it, and in that way it represents its era. The production is delightfully cheesy and never less than fun, even if one questions the good taste. The less said about the English text the better. The singers are of mixed quality, but always adequate. And as it says, it brings a worthy, historically significant and neglected work to an audience (if not exactly to "life"). (Side note: the nude scenes allow you to see the singers breathe and use their muscles for support in a way you generally cannot in the theater-even if they are only singing along during the filming.)
My God... It's horrible and kitsch. And that is to fall short... And where did they get that anodyne protagonist? Thanks, anyway, for the contribution.
Actually, a film differs from an opera performance on stage Branagh’s The Magic Flute is also a very different presentation than most productions, but it works as a film. I cannot imagine seeing that version performed live and enjoying it.
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I watched this back in 1992 and have wanted to watch it again ever since. I was hoping someone would eventually put it on TH-cam.
I saw this original production when it was first aired on BBC 2 in the 80s. I bought the soundtrack and have always listened to it. So glad I have a chance to watch it again here
Very glad to have a chance to see this again after 25 years (ouch). Still weird, but weirdly intriguing...
I love the fact that they manged to think in Damien Hirst`s shark titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" to this performance :)
Bad taxidermies are not art.
I saw that too! Brilliant, both symbolically and as a symbol of the times.
@@fredericktarr8266 Indeed. They are an affront to art, in fact.
Trivia: the narrator is the same actor who played Aragorn in the BBC 1980s radio production of LoTR.
Robert Stephens? Great actor.
I have always loved this from seeing it on tv - Wonder if Marschner wrote anything else!
yes, he did. you can find some other operas of his on youtube
No need to suffer the entire thing now that I've tugged to the referenced rude bits.
This opera is making me want to.....
42:37 making my opera muscle stick up
"Content may be inappropriate for some viewers - but perfect for everyone else, baby!"
@@TheStockwell this opera is making me erect
20:30
20:29 mmmm yes
Where can I get the lyrics for the song "Hail Satan" (@5min)? That scene is one of my favourites. Brilliantly executed. Thank you so much for uploading. Magnificent.
Authentic early 19th-century performance practice this is NOT. But the music is delightful, in its own way, although hardly original. It has Der Freischütz written all over it, and in that way it represents its era. The production is delightfully cheesy and never less than fun, even if one questions the good taste. The less said about the English text the better. The singers are of mixed quality, but always adequate. And as it says, it brings a worthy, historically significant and neglected work to an audience (if not exactly to "life"). (Side note: the nude scenes allow you to see the singers breathe and use their muscles for support in a way you generally cannot in the theater-even if they are only singing along during the filming.)
Given that President Trump bears more than a passing resemblance to Mr. Ripley, this is absolutely fabulous.
Was thinking the same of Macron... So, I guess you can link this to many people of present worldwide politics...
1:32:06 Transportation supplied by Kubrick Car Rentals. 👹
1:26:31 is making it throb
Great job turning an underperformed opera into a degenerate pornographic film. On the positive side, there are a few good ideas in this.
My God... It's horrible and kitsch. And that is to fall short... And where did they get that anodyne protagonist? Thanks, anyway, for the contribution.
Ripley is anodyne?
Actually, a film differs from an opera performance on stage Branagh’s The Magic Flute is also a very different presentation than most productions, but it works as a film. I cannot imagine seeing that version performed live and enjoying it.
you have really missed the whole point of the opera
@@P1B1U1H1 Not, Ebrahim is anodyne...
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