10-04-2002, 03:09 AM
Hi Caius,<br>
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I have a vide copy of Verdi's Attila somewhere - he loved his basses (a pity there is no singing emoticon ) . Anyway - it is in PAL and so probably of no use to you. I have got several recordings though. Opera producers can be as capricious as movie producers and go for a look rather than historical accuracy. That said some productions have been fantastic although with Attila there always seems to be a lot of fur.<br>
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You should be able to get a copy of Norma on video much cheaper and some productions of Handels's Julius Caesar and Mozart's Scipio and Mitridate have sumptuous costuming. And Boito's Nerone look awesome - recreated the golden house on stage and the Circus as far as i can discover.<br>
<br>
Any way<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Muzzaguchi <p></p><i></i>
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I have a vide copy of Verdi's Attila somewhere - he loved his basses (a pity there is no singing emoticon ) . Anyway - it is in PAL and so probably of no use to you. I have got several recordings though. Opera producers can be as capricious as movie producers and go for a look rather than historical accuracy. That said some productions have been fantastic although with Attila there always seems to be a lot of fur.<br>
<br>
You should be able to get a copy of Norma on video much cheaper and some productions of Handels's Julius Caesar and Mozart's Scipio and Mitridate have sumptuous costuming. And Boito's Nerone look awesome - recreated the golden house on stage and the Circus as far as i can discover.<br>
<br>
Any way<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Muzzaguchi <p></p><i></i>
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\'\'\'\'No matter how many you kill, you cannot kill your successor\'\'\'\' - Seneca to Nero - Dio 62
\'\'\'\'There is no way of correcting wrongdoing in those who think that the height of virtue consists in the execution of their will\'\'\'\' - Ammianus Marcellinus 27.7.9