'Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)' -- pre-release buzz

[PeterB]

Opus Arte has announced their latest ballet classic, Mendelssohn: A
Midsummer Night's Dream, is coming to HD DVD exclusively on November 20:

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/mende...dream1999.html

Specs are pretty basic, with 1080i video and uncompressed PCM 5.1 audio.

Extras are also slim, with only a cast gallery.

Retail is $39.98.

[sehnzeleid]

Appears to have Dolby TrueHD 2.0 and 5.1 tracks, like Die Zauberflote.

[PIHB]

where can you buy this? my girl wants it

[Andrew_HD]

It has 5.1 Dolby TrueHD (16bit) and 2.0 Dolby TrueHD (16bit).

Video is 1080i and look quite good. It has lovely main menu background - I hope people will like it

Check it here (you have to replace aaa):

aaa.opusarte.com/pages/product.asp?ProductID=216
It will be available in USA in a month time.

There is laso another title:

Strauss - Die Fledermaus - HD DVD

aaa.opusarte.com/pages/product.asp?ProductID=220

and many more next year


Andrew

[PIHB]

have to import it eh

[crazzeto]

Originally Posted by PIHB

where can you buy this? my girl wants it

Only found 1 on ebay so far

http://cgi.ebay.com/A-Midsummer-Nigh...QQcmdZViewItem

[CincyOldMan]

Not to bring back a dead thread, but has anyone actually gotten this or Swan Lake yet. I see them on Amazon, but I just not willing to pay that price for them yet, however, I don't want them disappearing either.

Can anyone say for sure if they are worth picking up at the Amazon price?