Title: "Throwback to the Bad Old Days"
Product review: I cancelled my advance order for this DVD after reading the review in the October 2006 Gramophone, which accuses this staging of "performance malpractice," citing the reordering of arias, the insertion of incongruous numbers from other operas, the transposition of roles, and a "laboured conceptual production." All in all, it doesn't sound like a good way to spend $25. If you're interested in Handel dramas on DVD, check out Pinnock's "Tamerlano," Rousset's "Serse," and Christie's " Giulio Cesare" and "Hercules." Paul Van de Water
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