20 Years Of BBC: Singer Of The World
Singer of the World began in 1983 to celebrate the opening of St David's Hall in Cardiff. Watched by eight million viewers worldwide, it is generally regarded as the world's leading vocal competition, having launched a host of stars in their opera career. In 1989 a Lieder Prize (now called the Song Prize) was introduced, the same year that featured the legendary "Battle of the Baritones", with Bryn Terfel winning the Lieder Prize and Dmitri Hvorostovsky taking the overall title. This DVD celebrates the rich harvest of talent in the first 20 years of BBC 'Singer of the World' in Cardiff, from the first winner Karita Mattila to 2001 winner of both Prizes Marius Brenciu.
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Good overview - Tommer
This DVD shows highlights from the prizewinners'performances. It's a nice chance to see the young Karita Mattila and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, among others. The amount of time allotted to each is brief, though, and the layout of the Menu is rather clunky. Some outstanding performances make this a valuable document. The bonus DVD (when Zip makes it available...) should be even more interesting than this compilation.
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Good overview - Tommer
This DVD shows highlights from the prizewinners'performances. It's a nice chance to see the young Karita Mattila and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, among others. The amount of time allotted to each is brief, though, and the layout of the Menu is rather clunky. Some ...