Cat.no: 201273 9

Cert: E

Running time: 81 minutes

Year: 2000

Pressing: 2000

Region(s): 2 (UK PAL)

Chapters: 27 plus extras

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Languages: Songs sung in respective languages

Subtitles: None

Fullscreen: 4:3

16:9-enhanced: No

Macrovision: Yes

Disc Format: DVD 5

Price: £19.99

Extras: Selected Discography, Artists' Biographies

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Conductor:

Steven Mercurio

Director:

David Mallet

Producers:

Dione Orrom and Mia Bongiovanni

Audio Producer:

Grace Row

Cast:

Jose Carreras
Placido Domingo
Luciano Pavarotti

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Given the Xmas theme, that's all you get here with such traditionals as White Christmas, Let it Snow, O Tannenbaum, Jingle Bells, Amazing Grace, Silent Night and a tune Pavarotti wrote with Vittorio Benvenuti, Ave Maria, dolce Maria.

The concert closes with Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over).

There are 27 chapters and the listing is as follows :

1. Programme Start 2. White Christmas - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 3. Let it Snow - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 4. La virgen lava panales - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 5. O Tannenbaum - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 6. Ay! Para Navidad - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 7. Tu scendi dalle stelle - Pavarotti 8. Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy) - Carreras, Domingo 9. Ave Maria, dolce Maria - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 10. Wiegenlied - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 11. Jingle Bells - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 12. Children of Christmas - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 13. I'll be home for Christmas - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 14. Adeste fideles - Carreras, Pavarotti

15. Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) - Domingo, Pavarotti 16 Amazing Grace - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 17. Feliz Navidad - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 18. Silent Night - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 19. Pregaria - Carreras 20. Winter Wonderland - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 21. Wiegenlied - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 22. Sleigh Ride - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 23. Susani - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 24. Un nuevo siglo - Domingo 25. Dormi, o bambino - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 26. Happy Christmas (War is Over) - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti 27. Copyright warning (!)

The picture looks like a fairly decent NTSC conversion, but isn't quite as sharp as it could be. Artifacts are few and far between and the concert was filmed in 4:3 fullscreen. The average bitrate is 6.68Mb/s, occasionally peaking over 9Mb/s.

The sound works well with a full soundstage, even better in Dolby Digital 5.1, although a standard PCM Stereo option is available.

Extras :

All the songs are sung in their native languages, with no subtitles surprisingly. The menus have some subtle animation and music over them.

Fans of the trio will no doubt look into this disc, but as most of it will be screened in a TV special on Saturday December 16th on BBC2 at 9pm, plus the fact that you won't play it many times after the festive period is over, is it worth £19.99?

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