Dom Robinson reviews
The 3 Tenors Paris 1998 Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, Levine
Distributed by
Polygram
Cat.no: 056 212 2
Cert: E
Running time: 133 minutes
Year: 1998
Pressing: 1999
Region(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (UK PAL)
Chapters: 35 plus extras
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Linear PCM Stereo
Languages: Songs sung in respective languages
Subtitles: 7 languages (Interview clips only)
Fullscreen: 4:3
16:9-enhanced: No
Macrovision: Yes
Disc Format: DVD 9
Price: £17.99
Extras : Scene index, Interview clips
Conductor:
Director:
Audio Producer:
Cast:
Jose Carreras
Placido Domingo
Luciano Pavarotti
The 3 Tenors: Paris 1998 Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti together again for the third
in their, now, regular four-yearly concert, but this time Paris is the setting and
the date was 10th July 1998.
Their previous meetings were in 1990 in the famous Baths of Caracalla in Rome
and in 1994, with a more American flavour, to coincide with the 1994 World Cup
final in Los Angeles. This was then followed by a world tour spanning
four continents of Asia, Europe, America and Australasia.
This time round the Eiffel Tower provides the backdrop as it was recorded live with
the Orchestre de Paris at the Champ De Mars, with two medleys orchestrated and arranged
by Lalo Schifrin , best known for his theme tunes to Mission: Impossible and
Bullitt .
There are 35 chapters and the listing is as follows :
1. Le Carnaval Romain
2. Io Conosco un Giardino (Maristella)
3. Amor Ti Vieta (Fedora)
4. Quando le Sere Al Placido (Luisa Miller)
5. T'Estimo
6. Memoires de Danton
7. Granada
8-15. Medley of Romance (arr. Lalo Schifrin)
Sous Le Ciel de Paris
16 Voce 'E Notte!
17. Quiero Desterrar de tu Pecho el Temor
18. Caruso
19. Bacchanale (Samson et Dalila)
20. Inteniti Con Dio (Fosca)
21. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur (La Juive)
22. Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
23-29. Medley of the World (arr. Lalo Schifrin)
'O Surdato 'Nnammurato
30-35. Encores
Because
The picture quality is superb for most of the concert, but for some reason it's been
mastered with an oversaturation of colour, although this can be rectified by the
home user with the usual TV controls even though you shouldn't have to. It also looks
a little too sharp with some picture noise at times.
The average bitrate is 7.27Mb/s, regularly peaking at 9Mb/s. As the concert is
presented in 4:3 fullscreen, the picture is not anamorphically-enhanced for widescreen
televisions.
The sound is spot-on though, bringing life to all of the above tracks.
It is available in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Linear PCM Stereo.
Extras :
Chapters :
Languages :
Interview clips and information :
Menu :
The onscreen menus are silent and static but look good and respond quickly on this
release with every selection.
Upon launching the disc, you can select the menu language from all seven options.
After the copyright logo appears, then does the main menu. Selecting "Play Concert"
first brings up the Polygram logo and then the intro music.
Overall, while not being an extras-extravaganza, you can't complain too much when the
DVD only costs £2 more than the VHS and with twice the picture resolution.
Three Tenors DVD reviews online :
FILM : ***
PICTURE QUALITY : ****
SOUND QUALITY : *****
EXTRAS : **
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OVERALL : ***½
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 1999.
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