Title: Lovely but far too long.
Product review: I fell in love with this opera when I first got the 1984 Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos and Placido Domingo recording. So I was happy to see that there was a newer DVD to enjoy this opera, especially as I am a huge admirer of Anna Caterina Antonacci.None of the singer let me down. They are simply wonderful. However, I have a few problems with the production. Not only was it far too long but, especially in the first part, the secondary characters simply disappeared into the background. Who were Priam and Jocasta - or Andromache and Astianax ?While Susan Graham and Gregory Kunde were floating beautifully through their parts, I happen to prefer the weightier voices of Troyanos and Domingo and also the judicious cuts that James Levine obviously made in the 1984 recording. Here, there is far too much ballet and not essential material to warrant sitting through 5 1/2 hours.
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