Don Quichotte
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View on VideBits →This May 2010 production of Massenet's 1910 opera "Don Quichotte" marked the opera's centenary and also Jose Van Dam's operatic farewell at the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels. It is beautiful in every way--vocally, scenically, sonically, and visually--and a worthy record of Van Dam's farewell. Van Dam is just shy of 70 in this production, but you would never guess it from his singing or stage movements--a consummate artist. His is a noble portrayal and deeply moving. The Act V death scene is a model of beautiful singing and acting.
Cast & crew
Henri Cain · Marc Minkowski · Camille Mercks · José van Dam · Julie Mossay · Gijs Van Der Linden · Werner Van Mechelen · Bernard Villiers · Laurent Pelly · Silvia Tro Santafé · Vincent Delhoume