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An interesting thread for wouldbe HD Opera aficionados.

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I've always wondered about Opera and now HD media gives me a good shot at dipping my toes in the genre. There is a thread which discusses Opera on HD which includes representatives of Opus Arte, which has started to produce HD DVD operas (HD DVD coming first because of cheaper costs) and will soon produce Blu-ray Operas.

An interesting side topic is the discussion on different audio tracks for the two formats; primarily with "Andrew_HD" (from Opus Arte).

When will we see Opera HD DVDs or Blu-ray discs? (Open in New Window)

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SF Opera has been making HD recordings. - jsm 15:58:52 01/21/08 (1)
They have been putting a lot of attention and effort into it, but I haven't heard where or how it will be released. If you sit in an upper balcony, you can watch a close-up of the stage on a HD screen. At first I thought it was silly and would be a distraction in a darkened theater, but I came to like it quite a bit. The camera work was very well done, you could see the expressions on the faces clearly, and the PQ was very high. I especially liked it for the Magic Flute, with its elaborate sets and costumes.

A I wrote before, almost every weekend the Gallery Channel on the Dishnetwork carries an opera in HD. In fact the PQ for these productions is the among highest that I get of any HD broadcast on Dishnetwork. The original material must have been recorded with considerable care.

Joe
- Very cool! - Harmonia 21:18:01 01/22/08 (0)
  2 horse racing chennels and opera in hi def. I can't wait to get a Dish :-)
The New Years 2008 performance of "Hansel & Gretel" was... - eppis1 10:07:24 01/19/08 (0)
...a superbly produced live HD Met broadcast. Lots of cameras, covering the on-stage/backstage activities, and the opera (in English) itself was fun, with the (IMO) sweet Humperdink score. I like the first act most, and was emotionally swept up in the pathos of this family drama-what could be more moving than a plot that surrounds the predicaments of hungry children, and sad, frustrated parents, and of course, evil witches? The sound was really good. I saw it at an AMC theater in So. Cal, with an opera crowd. They were quiet and polite throughout. Sorry I strayed off point...I would buy a BD or HDDVD of that quality of Grand opera (Met, mostly), as long as they weren't $35.00 per disc.
I'd love to have operas on BD... - Russell 00:48:43 01/19/08 (0)
I've got quite a few operas on SD DVD, many of which appear to have been recorded originally in HD (or at least 16:9, if not real HD). I know the Met has started recording their performances in HD (though their releases so far have been on SD DVD) but, being on Deutsche Grammophon (distributed by Universal), it's unlikely we'll see these on BD very soon (though there's hope!). Opus Arte, TDK, EMI, and Euroarts are some of the other labels recording opera in HD, though none has issued any on HD media so far, except for the Opus Arte HD DVD of ' The Magic Flute', with 'Die Fledermaus' to follow. I'll be excited to see what they'll be releasing on BD!

Russell

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