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    Semiramide


    Genre: Stage Performance

    Reviewed In Issue 50 (July 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    June Anderson, Marilyn Horne, Stanford Olsen, Samuel Ramey, Young Ik Shin, John Cheek, Michael Forest & Jeffrey Wells

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
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    Special Features
    None


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Image Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): ID5793RADVD
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 220
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): No
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1992
    (Theatrical Release): No
    (Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
    (DVD Release Date): 12/19/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Brian Large
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    Story Synopsis:
    Filmed at the famed New York Metropolitan Opera House, Semiramide stars June Anderson in the title role of Rossini

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture delivers a stage performance of excellent quality. Images are sharp and finely detailed into the delicate beading on elaborate costumes. Colors are rich, with deep reds, bold golds and endless blacks. Shots of the full stage seem slightly smeared, a likely result of the stage lighting, and definition is a bit wanting into the background. Still, with such dark backgrounds, the powerful costumes really stand out. There is no distracting edge enhancement or pixelization for a pleasing performance throughout. (Suzanne Hodges)

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    The Dolby

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