As stated above, this is for the Hvorostovsky fans and those already familiar with the opera. The idea of making Don G and Leporello Doppelgängers is great. As the plot goes forth, it becomes more and more clear they are not even Doppelgängers, they are one as Jekyll and Hyde. And the Commendatore, with his Nazgul-like ghostly companions, knows this too well. Oops, Leporello. Being Don G is one thing, paying the fiery price is another...
Very good singers in general, although I'd have preferred a Commendatore with a bigger voice.
But anyway, Hvorostovsky shines in his angelic beauty. Maybe too angelic for the Don. I prefer Gilfry's demonic predator or Keenlyside's wicked charmer. Dima lacks the depravity that makes the Don worth for hellfire. He's beautiful and hot, but somehow innocent. (By the way, the other two are also perfect when it comes to Innocence Incarnate, the polar opposite of the Don, Billy. Dima never sang him. A pity, he'd be so perfect.)
Definitely worth watching if you can get it.
Very good singers in general, although I'd have preferred a Commendatore with a bigger voice.
But anyway, Hvorostovsky shines in his angelic beauty. Maybe too angelic for the Don. I prefer Gilfry's demonic predator or Keenlyside's wicked charmer. Dima lacks the depravity that makes the Don worth for hellfire. He's beautiful and hot, but somehow innocent. (By the way, the other two are also perfect when it comes to Innocence Incarnate, the polar opposite of the Don, Billy. Dima never sang him. A pity, he'd be so perfect.)
Definitely worth watching if you can get it.