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 Vienna: City of My Dreams $6.98 Placido Domingo can do no wrong. He sheds the glory of his voice over whatever he undertakes, whether it's grand opera or more popular fare, and makes its style and idiom his own with total dedication. Here we find him in a London studio in 1985, with an English orchestra and chorus under a Viennese conductor, bringing back the Golden Age of the Vienna operetta, covering composers from Johann Strauss II, b. 1825, to Oscar Straus, d. 1954. Anyone with memories of that time and place, beware! Your heart will melt with nostalgia as this Spanish-born, Mexican-raised tenor sings of his love and longing for the "city of his dreams" and its beautiful girls. Only in the famous title song (which is not part of an operetta) does this combination seem a bit incongruous, especially since Domingo's German, not to mention his Viennese, hardly sounds native. However, you don't have to be Viennese to succumb to the music and the singing. The program includes several familiar favorites, notably three arias by Lehr (much the best composer after Strauss), two by Emmerich Klmn, a Hungarian adept at writing in gypsy style, a lovely one each by Oscar Straus and Johann Strauss, and two by the lesser-known Leo Fall. Most of the songs are about love, genuine, frivolous, yearning or frustrated, and it is testimony to Domingo's artistry that he does not condescend even to the most banal; indeed he sings the more serious ones with all the passion of a Radames. Only when the irony is inherent in the song itself does he allow a smile to steal into his voice. The anonymous orchestrations seem more at home in Hollywood than in Vienna, but the orchestra plays beautifully. --Edith Eisler  Five Fall into Adventure (Famous Five) $7.42 Julian, Dick and Anne are really worried - George and her devoted Timmy have just disappeared! Not only that, somebody has broken into Kirrin Cottage. Could there be a connection? The Famous Five think so, but it's going to be tough getting to the bottom of this mystery when there's only three of them...  Fall into Me $19.98 When his girlfriend drops him because of his recent career choice Steven Jacobs a 30-something school bus driver falls into a state of intense heartbreak. The only thing that can salvage him is when he meets the girl of his dreams Maria. Maria is a volunteer at the local hospital who because of a few misunderstandings assumes Steven is one of the patients suffering from a rare kidney disease.Seeing this as an opportunity to spend more time with Maria Steven gets swept up and neglects to tell Maria the truth. As their relationship grows Steven can't seem to find a way out of living the lie and with the "encouragement" of some friends who are excited to have the old Steven back Steven takes subtle measures to keep the misunderstanding alive.Finally as guilt and true love build Steven decides to come clean to Maria. But before he can tell her Maria discovers the lie for herself and ends any chance of redemption he may have. A devastated Steven does everything he can to win her back but whether his last ditch effort is enough is left to be seen. FALL INTO ME is a romantic comedy that is sure to inspire and entertain audiences of all ages and tastes.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE UPC: 798622355225 Manufacturer No: WLV3552 |
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