Title: Not the performance of a lifetime
Product review: Bought this disc on the recommendation of other rave reviews that said it was THE performance to have. I already own two other recordings of this opera, but they fall short in various ways and I was hoping that this one would be the definitive version. To date, none has equaled any of the live performances I've seen of this delightful operetta, nor featured the best libretto I've heard for it. This recording, in particular, was a disappointment, in that, not only were there were no really wonderful performances in this version, but none of the voices were even particularly good. The costumes and scenery were gorgeous, but in the end, it's the singing that has to excel, and with music like this that soars, it's extra disappointing when the voices don't match it. The lack of English subtitles, which I knew about prior to purchase, just adds insult to injury.
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