Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.
Genre: Music, Documentary
Stars: Plácido Domingo, Gabriela Beňačková, Piero Cappuccilli, Hans Helm, Rohangiz Yachmi, Czeslawa Slania
Crew: Otto Schenk (Director), Luigi Illica (Writer)
Country: Austria
Language: Italiano
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Runtime: 139 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 31, 1981
IMDb: 4
Keywords:opera
