Title: Forgotten for a reason...
Product review: Make no mistake, there is a reason why this and other Haydn operas have essentially vanished from the stage. This is not the top-shelf Haydn of the symphonies and the string quartets. I bought this because I think whatever Harnoncourt does is usually worth having a look at, but I agree with the reviewer who thinks this is simply boring. The silly and over-the-top production quickly becomes annoying, and after the first thirty minutes, one seriously starts to wonder whether there is actually any real music in this piece... it seems to be an endless chain of recitativos. Even the overture isn't very interesting, nowhere near the quality that Haydn was able to crank out at other occasions. The whole thing just doesn't work for me.
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