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Cavalli: Ercole Amante Blu-ray

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Opus Arte | 2009 | 261 min | Not rated | Feb 23, 2010

Cavalli: Ercole Amante (Blu-ray)
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Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080i
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Audio
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Italian: LPCM 2.0

Subtitles
English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)

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I get occasional complaints from some readers who want these usually live-for-television HD tapings to look more like feature films. They decry the typical 1080i resolution as if it were a throwback to VHS days. All I can tell them is I find a lot of Opus Arte's AVC encoded 1080i 1.78:1 images absolutely spectacular, if at just a hair less than full 1080p splendor. Ercole Amante is one of the best opera releases we've been treated to from an image standpoint, with absolutely jaw-dropping colors and detail. What a symphony of colors this beautiful production offers us, from the relatively staid and reserved golds, grays, purples and reds of the opening Prologue to the really eye-popping saturation of golds and blues in the final, "Heavenly" Postlude. Detail is exceptional throughout Ercole, with fleshtones accurate, excellent contrast and no artifacting to report, especially impressive when one witnesses the exceptionally busy patterns of the closing Heavenly palace sequence.


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Likewise, the DTS-HD MA 5.1 recording is, to put it simply, practically perfect in every way. Cavalli's music is frankly lesser known than the major composers who more frequently dot Opus Arte's releases, but this performance, helmed by conductor Ivor Bolton leading the marvelous Concerto Köln, is a model of Baroque floridity grounded by a more classically restrained balance, especially in the gorgeous choral singing of the Nederlandse's chorus. This is a warm and inviting soundtrack with exceptional clarity and good dynamic range. Surround channels are utilized quite effectively in the antiphonal moments, as in the Prologue when the offstage chorus is clearly discrete from the onstage chorus. Solo and duet moments are also very well handled directionally, with Pisaroni's commanding voice spilling over the music with luscious liquidity. You may not have heard much Cavalli before this outing, but my hunch is you're going to want to hear a lot more after you listen to this superb recording and performance.


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