Title: My Mistake!
Review: I should have read all the reviews. The "product page" mentions 'English subtitles' but doesn't disclose that the whole libretto has been translated and is sung in English. One reviewer makes mention of that crime, but I didn't read his review, which is altogether too generous anyway. Singing this work in English is a catastrophe. The rhythms of the music and the accents of the words don't watch at all; it's comparable to watching a Clint Eastwood film dubbed in Chinese. In fact, the music has a lot of folksy charm, and the opera would be a frolicsome delight if sung with enthusiasm and matched with lusty dance choreography. But the singing is dumpling-stodgy, particularly the chorus, and the dramatic movement is hardly worthy of a high school pageant. This production was filmed live at the Wexford Festival in 1988 and merely repackaged recently to look glossier than it is. It's a dud. Skip it.
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