The Opus Arte DVD of Adams' "Doctor Atomic" is out, the San Francisco cast performing in Holland, with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. After seeing the opera four times, and having listened to various recordings, I was not planning to watch the DVD through, just wanted to make a quick check on sound quality and see how they handled subtitles. Imagine my surprise when I "came to" at the end of Act I (and Disc 1) - being once again glued to the piece. I still have a problem with Act II (http://theoperacritic.com/tocreviews.php?review=jgsfoatomic1005.htm), but I highly recommend the DVD - Opus Arte #OA-0998-D. "Batter my heart three-person'd God" is among peak experiences of all opera, giving Gerald Finley his place in the pantheon of singers; the Adams-Sellars juxtaposition of that sublime aria with Gen. Groves' litany over his intake of calories is seemingly pointless, certainly weird, but somehow it all really works. Janos Gereben www.sfcv.org [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html