Review of reviews: which DVD are we reviewing here?
Am I wrong, or have the Amazonians hashed up the reviews here? Supposedly they have to do with the Muti-La Scala DVD of the Dialogues, but in fact they seem to be talking about the Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg) version. The latter seems to get 4-5 stars and perhaps La Scala does, though it's hard to to tell.
So while I would probably agree about the performances of this wonderful piece, I would give Amazon one star for messing up. (It's a little bit like a recent experience I had with Spotify, when clicking on what was allegedly a new recording of Beethoven's Kreutzer sonata brought up instead the last act of Don Giovanni).
This Is Powerful
Well done. This opera will leave you a little shaken. The theme is brilliantly portrayed. The music and the singing is quite good and the staging is adequate.
The acting sometimes misses the mark as it is hard to discern the emotion being portrayed. Crazy? Scared? Insecure?
This production deserves your attention if you're ready to go beyond Figaro and Aida and have tasted Wagner, then try this modern piece. I'm very glad I bought it.
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