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Title: So disappointing!
Review: This production is, alas, a typical example of the ways in which "regieoper" can interfere with and ultimately destroy the historical and cultural value of a work--thus depriving audiences new to Meyerbeer any chance to come to terms with the music and the drama as it was meant to be understood. The staging and costumes don't make any sense. And to compound the problem, many of the singers are well below par, and the orchestra lacks fire.After two acts I gave up and opted to buy the Sutherland version from Australian National Opera instead. The grande dame is past her prime in that production, which dates from 1989, but she could still sing quite well and carried herself like the majestic diva she always was (and this fits her part in the opera). The ANO production gives you a chance to experience the opera on its own terms, for better or worse.
