Dame Kiri - The Sorceress 1/8 - Overture

From Handel's "Alcina".
Contemporary and baroque styles interweave in this performance fantasy featuring the music of George Frideric Handel and the beautiful and powerful voice of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. The warring forces of good and evil and the power of romantic love are expressed through music, song, dance and gesture in this stylish and imaginative blend of stage drama and rock video.

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• classical

[theStrangeLitttleBoy]

where can I get this? Does a DVD exists?

[thecelticinme]

Not exactly. This is a vhs transfer.

[armycasa]

The Menut from Alcina is in my opinion one of the best piece of music ever composed by somebody. Everytime I listen to it I touch a piece of heaven. Handel is the glory, is the best composer the history of the human music ever had. Nobody will ever reach his grade. Glroy to Handel!!!! Thks for uploading this piece cause I also have the full video. If you wld have not uploaded it I would have done it for you.

[la200o]

It's an overture to an opera; by definition no singing. Five stars for me.

[baalhaophanim]

Ifeel so, Alcina's music is the most mavelous music in all time, it's just magic, imponent, sublime, unique...

[Wavewolfaroha]

@RRydnew WOW, how did I miss that?!

[Fuliginosus]

No DVD?! That's shocking. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[RRydnew]

@theStrangeLitttleBoy

I tried a transfer to DVD and the copyright laws wouldnt allow it or at least that what the clerk said at the local U-Edit Video.

[RRydnew]

I love the "Sharpie" work @ :25. I wonder how she felt about it. I know its makeup and stagecraft but...it would annoy the H*** out of me.

[aljeanbizet]

great tempo, wonderful, the ouverture from alcina is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful masterpieces of Handel.

Vivaldi and handel are my parents, xD.

i would like a great work with this genius.

[RRydnew]

I love the dragon "tattoo" behind Kiri's ear @ :25. Its great what a sharpie can do!

[la200o]

I'd buy it in a minute!

[Rattywotin]

I dont understand why they havent brought this out on DVD it would be a hit. I remember seeing it on TV when it was made way back christmas time '92 - '93? I know it's an amalgum of Handels operas but what an amalgum!!!