I thought of a new thread.
We should list those DVD and Blu-Ray versions of operas that are absolutely the best version by wide consensus; the really definitive, authoritative productions that leave the competition miles behind and may go unmatched for many years to come.
We should only list those productions that have earned the TC Opera forum members' almost unanimous endorsement, or if not almost unanimous, at least by vast majority.
I can think of some candidates:
The Glyndebourne Giulio Cesare with Danielle de Niese
The Glyndebourne Cosi fan Tutte with Miah Persson
The Les Arts Florissants Les Indes Galantes with Patricia Petibon
These three happen to be recent productions, but old timers are also welcome - those productions that are so good, with such great singers, orchestras, conductors, and stage directors, that most of us feel that they are precious parts of any collection, the kind we'd take to the proverbial desert island.
We've had similar threads - one about each person's top 6 DVDs, for instance - but I think the difference here would be that I'm not interested in individual opinions (in the idiosyncratic sense). I'm interested in those DVDs and blu-rays that are so amazingly good that *many, many* members vouch for them.
Of course, I do welcome individually-driven *nominations* (that's what this thread is for), but then there should be some discussion, and the other members should agree that the particular production is memorable enough and is enough of a consensus to deserve to be on the final list. Say, if at least 80% of the thread participants agree that it belongs there.
We have had a top-100 recommended *operas* - regardless of production. Now we could get to, say, the top 20 recommended productions on DVD or blu-ray. Maybe there aren't 20 that would achieve such wide consensus; maybe there is just a handful of these; or maybe not, maybe there are many indeed, and this thread will be our way to dig them out and give them the applause that they deserve.
So, what other DVDs or blu-rays could be considered to have reached wide consensus among us?
(Please, no Copenhagen Ring with pregnant Brunnhilde...:lol
We should list those DVD and Blu-Ray versions of operas that are absolutely the best version by wide consensus; the really definitive, authoritative productions that leave the competition miles behind and may go unmatched for many years to come.
We should only list those productions that have earned the TC Opera forum members' almost unanimous endorsement, or if not almost unanimous, at least by vast majority.
I can think of some candidates:
The Glyndebourne Giulio Cesare with Danielle de Niese
The Glyndebourne Cosi fan Tutte with Miah Persson
The Les Arts Florissants Les Indes Galantes with Patricia Petibon
These three happen to be recent productions, but old timers are also welcome - those productions that are so good, with such great singers, orchestras, conductors, and stage directors, that most of us feel that they are precious parts of any collection, the kind we'd take to the proverbial desert island.
We've had similar threads - one about each person's top 6 DVDs, for instance - but I think the difference here would be that I'm not interested in individual opinions (in the idiosyncratic sense). I'm interested in those DVDs and blu-rays that are so amazingly good that *many, many* members vouch for them.
Of course, I do welcome individually-driven *nominations* (that's what this thread is for), but then there should be some discussion, and the other members should agree that the particular production is memorable enough and is enough of a consensus to deserve to be on the final list. Say, if at least 80% of the thread participants agree that it belongs there.
We have had a top-100 recommended *operas* - regardless of production. Now we could get to, say, the top 20 recommended productions on DVD or blu-ray. Maybe there aren't 20 that would achieve such wide consensus; maybe there is just a handful of these; or maybe not, maybe there are many indeed, and this thread will be our way to dig them out and give them the applause that they deserve.
So, what other DVDs or blu-rays could be considered to have reached wide consensus among us?
(Please, no Copenhagen Ring with pregnant Brunnhilde...:lol