Posted March 9th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
De Nederlandse Opera and Opus Arte bring this lavish and humorous revival of Francesco Cavalli’s baroque opera to Blu-ray in a superb high definition production.
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Posted March 3rd, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
This intense performance of contemporary composer Harrison Birtwistle’s visceral opera about the Greek mythological creature is captured with a superb 1080i image and lossless surround mix from Opus Arte.
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Posted February 28th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
The conclusion of Wagner’s Ring is done in grand fashion with this visually stunning interpretation from Zubin Mehta and Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, perfectly suited to Blu-ray.
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Posted February 27th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
It’s the original Ring to “rule them all” in a dazzlingly modern production that blends science fiction with Cirque du Soleil all captured in splendid 1080i.
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Posted January 28th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
This fitting epitaph to a thrilling entertainer arrives in an equally thrilling Blu-ray release from Sony.
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Posted January 25th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
This classic musical arrives on Blu with a strong VC-1 transfer and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack that should please fans of the genre.
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Posted January 19th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
This ganja-fueled reggae classic arrives in a barebones Blu-ray release that cleans up the classic film, but don’t expect any miracles from this low budget fare.
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Posted January 16th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
The original early-80s musical phenomenon arrives on Blu-ray with a solid 1080p VC-1 effort from Warner. Avoid the 2009 remake and give this a viewing if you want to see what the real fuss is about.
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Posted January 15th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Not even an “Extended Dance Edition” and excellent reference-quality DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack can rescue this exceedingly dull bandwagon-hopping remake of the 1980 original.
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Posted December 28th, 2009 by Brandon DuHamel
Tom Beghin plays the entire Haydn solo keyboard repertoire on period instruments with virtual acoustics sampled in the actual performance spaces where Haydn would have worked and lived for this 4-BD high-resolution, 96kHz/24-bit set from Naxos, utilizing the Pure Audio technology.
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